30 May 2003 >> The same weekend that I filmed the original Protesting the Protesters video in New York City, Kfir Alfia and Alan Davidson assembled a group to infiltrate the San Francisco protest with signs mocking the protesters. The attention they received led them to start ProtestWarrior.com. Video >>

21 May 2003 >> The success of Apple’s new online music venture shows that people are willing to pay for things that they could otherwise steal. The trick is relaxing the restrictions that competing systems have imposed on paying customers. Will the music industry take note and completely abandon intrusive “digital right management” schemes? Let’s hope so. If they need any more convincing, they should heed the lesson learned repeatedly by the software industry: pissing off paying customers isn’t good for business. More >>

6 May 2003 >> “Just as friends who disagree often show their respect for each other by avoiding political talk, entertainers should extend the same courtesy to their audiences. If they remain unwilling, here’s something you can do to help change their minds: Become a waiter at a four-star restaurant in New York or Los Angeles. Whenever some Dixie Chick comes in, politely interrupt her as she lifts her fork. Let her know where you stand on the issues of the day. Do this repeatedly. After a while, she’ll begin to see how distasteful her behavior is.” More >>

4 May 2003 >> Hollywood free-speech advocates shut down website critical of Hollywood free-speech advocates / U.N. worries over looting in Baghdad, then does a little looting of its own / The tip of the iceberg? Iraqi documents discovered in Baghdad reveal al Qaeda ties, more evidence of the French selling us out to Saddam Hussein, and that a prominent anti-war British MP was apparently taking bribes from Saddam’s regime / 7 steps to stable, long-term freedom for Iraq / Slim Shady Saddam / Blair, Bush, Clinton in bizarre love triangle / Why it’s not possible to target more tax cuts towards lower incomes More >>