The variety and severity of threats necessitates extreme caution on the part of the actor in any real-world system. Whether the actor is operating in virtual or physical space, the following precepts apply: Threat Assessment: Refer to Threat Assessment Overview. Information Management: All information should be handled in the following order, as applicable: Withheld Encrypted [...]
Alexis de Tocqueville, a Frenchman who studied nascent democracy in the United States and published De la démocratie en Amérique (Democracy in America) in 1835, said of our republic: The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money. Bribery’s counterpoint – extortion – appears [...]
A recent post at one of the multitudinous news and blog feeds which I follow mentioned a say-it-ain’t-so sad-but-truism of advertisement in the 21st century: whatever it is, whatever the advertisement, there is a consumer waiting to see something to trigger the inevitable purchasing impulse. Exhibit A: Tru:Blood AdvertisementDistribution: Print / Website TrueBeverage.comActual Product: True [...]
Notice of September 18, 2008 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism On September 23, 2001, by Executive Order 13224, I declared a national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act [...]
In a classic example of public relations striving to lessen the impact of legislation like the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Lilly reveals that it was planning be up-front about buying physicians all along: Starting next year, Eli Lilly and Co. will reveal how much money it pays physicians for speeches and consulting, shedding light on [...]
Rarely does a popular German rock band’s sentiment strikeso close to home…
Parody makes more sense than reality at this point.
San Antonio Express-News photo journalist Bob Owen, believing the photograph of Dawson had been altered, notified AP, which agreed and pulled down the photo immediately. AP sent a “photo elimination” notice to its subscribers nationwide that said the photo was “digitally altered and does not accurately reflect the scene.” … Their poses, body types, placement [...]
Do you believe everything you know? Do you know everything you hold as a belief? We are forced to take irrelevant factoids for granted and start buying into other peoples’ ideas, sooner or later – how much we have left of ourselves at the end of the day is a testament only to our perseverance. [...]
It is reassuring to see that the press is picking up on the historical practice of overpricing and under-vetting pharmaceuticals… A small outburst of reports in recent days provides enough of a sample to build a scary theory about how drug makers are getting the better of the FDA, doctors and patients. One case involves [...]
