Taegan Goddard's Political Wire has been doing a splendid job blogging primary coverage in political news media and web sites. Many handicapping articles ("this poll shows..."), fundraising facts ("operatives are eagerly searching for loopholes that will allow the spigot to keep flowing after November"), and campaign tactics (Mitt Romney (R) blasts Shannon O'Brien (D) so Mitt can face Robert Reich (D)).

A nice thing: I can't tell Goddard's politics from his coverage. Journalistic integrity in blogville.

Ken Hagler notes:

From InstaPundit.com comes this excellent point:

What would things be like for Palestinians now, if Israelis or Americans thought like Arabs?

They wouldn't be like anything at all, of course. There wouldn't be any Palestinians.

Must remember to keep flipping things around. Helps to see the world from all points. One of the ethnographic warning signs: cognitive dissonance raising the hackles on the back of your neck.

Next Bay Area Futurist Salon is the coming Friday the 19th of July. One theme is copyright law and the consequences for the future described in the book from Lawrence Lessig 'the future of ideas'. Second theme is what are the consequences of ever cheaper surveillance technology. Will we have to choose between freedom and privacy as David Brin covered in his book: 'Transparent Society'.

You don't have to have read the books to take part in the Salon, just bring your open mind :-)

Location:

Barnes and Nobles bookstore at the Hillsdale Shopping Center just across the San Mateo Caltrain Station. Map (The star is a bit misleading. The Shop is right at the El Camino across from the Caltrain station.) 11 West Hillsdale Blvd., Hillsdale Shopping Center San Mateo, CA 94403 Tel: 650-341-5560

When: 7:00 to 9:00 pm, 19th of July 2002

As always please join us also for dinner afterwards next door at Romano's Macaroni Grill.

See you there, Mark.