Power without responsibility
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Schoenbrod contends that many of government's failings can be traced to Congress' practice of setting popular but inconsistent statutory goals then blaming bureaucrats for the unavoidable shortfalls.
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…The entire country badly needs a remedial course in civics, not least in Congress's ongoing game of hot potato. This book predates the war on terror but seems extremely relevant: http://www.amazon.com/Power-Without-Responsibility-Congress-...
on “President Obama’s Dragnet” ↗A worthwhile read on the British history of this subject is "Power without Responsibility: Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain" My biggest take from this is that your notion that "freedom of anyone to use technology to disseminate information" as upheld by the printing establishment…
on “David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face” ↗…shares your optimism, though I would certainly like to. I try to keep my eyes open for inde/underground publications[2] now, as I have a much better appreciation of their work. [1: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-without-Responsibility-Broadca...] [2: one I've become aware of recently - Dodgem Logic (http://www.dodgemlogic.com/) that are very deliberately subversive. I think one of the guys out of The League Of Gentlemen is involved.]
on “The Madness of Crowds and an Internet Delusion” ↗