New Orleans There was a fascinating and disturbing opinion piece in the New York Times by Peter Ludlow, a Northwestern University professor philosophy that burned some of the fog from my eyes about the disparate treatment between computer hacktivists (hacking activists) and hack-preneurs or hacker entrepreneurs. It was not just the fact that Ludlow recited the …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Changes in Eligibility Standards Made Food Stamps a Winner in Recession
Dallas There was some good news for citizen wealth during the recession and it can be found in the increased utilization of the food stamp program, which is now called SNAP standing for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The raw numbers tell the story. On the eve of the recession in 2007, the government was spending …
Citizen’s Crowdsourcing News and Laws in Syria, Latvia, and Arkansas
New Orleans Recently I have been working closely with the volunteers and board of KABF 88.3 FM, the 100,000 watt noncommercial, community radio, “Voice of the People,” in Arkansas. Just as the programming is delivered by a huge crew of volunteer djs, we developed the notion that we could create unique news and public affairs …