Such is the power of the right-wing smear forward, a vehicle for the dissemination of character assassination that has escaped the scrutiny directed at the Limbaughs and Coulters and O'Reillys but one that is as potent as it is invisible. In 2004 putative firsthand accounts of Kerry's performance in Vietnam traveled through e-mail in right-wing circles, presaging the Swift Boat attacks. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Years ago when the "Information Age"--in which we are now fully immersed--was only a promise on the distant technology horizon, everyone gushed about quickly and easily it would be to disseminate information. Every piece of knowledge instantly at the touch of a button. But what we failed to realize was that the real challenge of the Information Age was what to do with the inundation of the overpowering amounts being heaped upon us. In order to effectively deal with information, we must be able to judge the accuracy and legitimacy of what we are being told. This process is known as "thinking". Therein lies the problem. While everone has thoughts, few actually think.
