February 2005
January 2005
John Cartan - 20 Strange and Wonderful Books
by mikepower
Here, then, are twenty strange and wonderful books from my library. Even if you have no curiosity about my inner life, you will profit by coming to know any one of these books.
Worse Than Fiction: Read it and weep (or laugh)
by mikepower
I've been thinking of writing a political novel. It will be a bad novel because there won't be any nuance: the villains won't just espouse an ideology I disagree with - they'll be hypocrites, cranks and scoundrels.
Cutting Through - A live case study
by mikepower & 2 others
10 ways to use blogs for managing projects
Dan Gillmor on Grassroots Journalism
by mikepower & 3 others
As many of you know I'm going to work hard on a project to inspire, enable and create what many have been calling a new kind of journalism.
The Braden Files : Notice Of Revocation Of Independence
by mikepower
To the citizens of the United States of America, in the light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence
December 2004
USS Clueless The best of Den Beste
by mikepower
Links to blog entries by Den Beste that he considers are among the best or most important he has written
November 2004
Index of political blogs
by mikepower & 1 other
Here is an index to a selection of the most visible politically-oriented blogs.
The 'blog' revolution sweeps across China
by mikepower
Ever since the Communist party took power in 1949, the Chinese media has been tightly controlled by the government. Online publishing is a real threat to that control, and the government is clearly worried. A crackdown in 2003 closed websites and internet
43 Folders: Hack your way out of writers block
by mikepower & 1 other
Stuck for words? Lots of ways to get unstuck and start the blogging juices running again
