Human Sacrifice Yes! Political Sacrifice No!
California has come a long way since the recall.
Music
What's So Eminent About Public Domain?
The copyright lobby makes a dubious case for IP protection
The Second Romanian Revolution Will Be Televised
The TV show Dallas helped overthrow Ceausescu. Now gangsta rap and pop culture are driving out corrupt post-Soviet thugs.
"There's less and less to say"
Dylan's late-career revival owes more to his audience than to his muse
Grand Theft Scapegoat
Crusading pols think they've found a defenseless target, but their jihad against video games is futile
Hooray for Hollywood's Slumping Sales
Why weak box office and sagging DVD numbers are cause for consumer celebration
Here Comes Jack
Imitation-iPod radio might be better than ordinary broadcasting-but is it better than an actual iPod?
John Perry Barlow 2.0
The Thomas Jefferson of cyberspace reinvents his body -- and his politics.
D.C. Schoolmarms Build Better Mousetrap
P2P paranoia leads Disney into the culture warriors' den
35 Heroes of Freedom
Celebrating the people who have made the world groovier and groovier since 1968
