Bye, Bye, Net Neutrality

I don’t know how I missed this yesterday, but thankfully Kevin didn’t.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to abandon net neutrality and allow telecoms companies to charge websites for access.
The FTC said in a report that, despite popular support for net neutrality, it was minded to let the market sort out the issue.
This means [...]

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RIP Jim

Jim Cappozzola, of Rittenhouse Review died last night.
I had not met Jim in person, just in email. Jim was one of the most helpful people to new bloggers, with links and urging readers to search for new voices as the blogoshpere grew. What drew people (readers and bloggers) to his blog is that he [...]

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Another Reason for Impeachment

When Valarie Plame’s name was leaked to the press, Bush told the American people that he would hold accountable the person that had leaked her name. Of course, that changed drastically over time. While Libby may be viewed as having been a puppet in outing Valarie Plame, he was involved, and it was illegal.
And yet, [...]

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