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Posts tagged "America"

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} In 1775 the most powerful tool for communicating with a large group of geographically diverse people was the humble pamphlet.  p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} With the British Crown suppressing meetings... Read more »

Johnny Carson: What Democracy Means To Me

Johnny Carson was the best late-night talk show ever. He was a talented comedian, a great listener and a shrewd businessman.  For the Fourth of July, here’s an essay the King of Late-Night wrote in 1991: To me, democracy means placing trust in the little guy, giving the fruits of nationhood to those who built... Read more »