On December 20 (2002), the New York Times published a story with an exceedingly ominous headline: "Bush Administration to Propose System for Monitoring Internet." I can think of some reasons not to be as alarmed as I am at this bit of news and to greet this is just another ho-hum from a big journal. When you ask, Who is so naïve as to suppose the administration was not monitoring already? This simply appears as confirmation of what is going on. Another yawn comes from realizing this news is actually old stuff, as noted in the article. The proposal was … Continue reading Head for the Hills, the End Is Nigh