Yeah, because nationalism is better than a unified, global information network. People often say that the Internet erases boundaries – but apparently, the U.S. Government likes its boundaries very much, and wants to keep them.
Category: politics
FEMA Demands Use of IE To File Online Katrina Claims
As reported by MSNBC, if you survived the hurricane and are a Mac, Linux or Firefox user you cannot file a claim online.
Harsh Commentary
The audio is kind of low & quiet, but what this guy has to say is very, very loud.
Tradeoffs, Self-Insurance, and Externalities:
“Again, whereas I have self-insured against snow and internalized my costs of getting to work, the hybrid driver has again decided to externalize the costs of his choice by forcing me to pay for the snow plows that he needs and I don’t. Again, policy conclusion: Mandate that every household own an SUV.”
‘No-fly list’ keeps infants off planes
“I understand that security is important,” Zapolsky said. “But if they’re just guessing, and we have to give up our passport to prove that our 11-month-old is not a terrorist, it’s a waste of their time.”