Author: Mark Draughn
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DEPT.
Free [country name here]!
Today is apparently International Bloggers’ Day for Burma, also known as Myanmar to the thugs who run it, so… Free Burma! While we’re at it, let’s also cheer for freedom in North Korea, which is just as bad or even worse. Both countries are more-or-less giant work camps. Then there are all those middle eastern nations—some enemies,… Read more
WRITING DEPT.
Yesterday I Couldn’t Spell “Journalist”…
The Chi-Town Daily News is a web-only newspaper focussed on local coverage through citizen journalism. That means they depend on people from the neighborhoods to report on stories from the neighborhoods. Or, to put it another way, they’re hoping they can get people to write for them for free. Since I’ve been writing for free… Read more
CREEPING TOTALITARIANISM DEPT.
Do you have your period?
This is the creepiest and stupidest thing I’ve read all week. Read more
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT DEPT.
Not a Great Time For the Chicago Police…
Chicago cops complain a lot about the way they’re treated in the local media, which seems to give voice to every complaint about the police. If a neighborhood has a high crime rate, the newspapers publish stories about inadequate policing. When an officer shoots someone, the media is full of family members’ allegations that the… Read more
OPERATIONS DEPT.
Meet The New Blog – Same As The Old Blog
[Update: ARG!!! Lots of problems! Working on it…] [Update: Okay, I think I fixed the problem by reloading the templates.] [Update: Put back author names under the titles. Rebuilt static web pages.] Windypundit has now been upgraded to run on Movable Type 4. I started the process of porting Windypundit to the new software several weeks ago… Read more