Monthly Archives: February 2009

Vietnam in the Panopticon

Posted on February 26, 2009 by

Vietnam is not a place for reformers or dissidents — but it might very well be a harbinger of the future in Iraq and Afghanistan.  If you choose to stare back into the Panopticon watching you in Vietnam, prepare for … Continue reading →

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Modern Liberty and Sectarian UK ID Card Schemes

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

Jamie Grace wrote this article. On Saturday the 28th of February at the Institute of Education in London, the UK consensus on a fight-back against intrusions into privacy finally gets going with the inaugural Convention on Modern Liberty.

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Defending Bob Kerrey from New School Crybabyism

Posted on February 12, 2009 by

Bob Kerrey is under attack at New School “University” as their current president and I am leaping to his defense.  Bob is a good son of Nebraska and he doesn’t take any guff and he isn’t good at having to … Continue reading →

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Surveillance Art: Faces From the Sky

Posted on February 5, 2009 by

The slums of Kiberia, Kenya take on a special, enigmatic, glow when viewed from above.  The large face art is only visible on a grand scale in the surveilling, Panopticonic view:

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