Going for an odd juxtaposition today.<\/p>\n
Top Billing! On Google:<\/strong>\u00a0 LA Times<\/em><\/strong> – Google ready to pursue its agenda in Washington<\/a>\u00a0and The Guardian<\/em><\/strong> – Google plans to make PCs history<\/a><\/p>\n Let’s be very clear. Google<\/strong>\u00a0will be\u00a0to the Obama<\/strong> administration what Halliburton<\/strong> and Blackwater<\/strong> combined<\/strong><\/em> were to the Bush II administration…and maybe then some. That doesn’t make Google “evil”, some of what the search engine giant desires from the USG is good policy\u00a0but it means that those watching the intersection of politics, public policy and technology need to give Google below the radar scrutiny in order to be ahead of the curve.<\/p>\n MountainRunner<\/strong> – Noteworthy<\/a><\/p>\n Check out the link to WindowonEurasia<\/strong> ( hat tip Galrahn<\/strong> <\/a>). This fits the growing “neo-Eurasianism” ideology of the Siloviki clique around Putin.<\/p>\n Haft of the Spear –<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Book Update<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n I will post on this topic when it goes “live” on Amazon.<\/p>\n Global Guerillas<\/strong> – PROTECTION RACKETS<\/a><\/p>\n An interesting analysis by John Robb<\/strong> on the nature of the state.<\/p>\n Conversations with History<\/strong> <\/a>– Niall Ferguson<\/strong><\/p>\n