Politics
Government 2.0 Next Door
Matthew Zagaja — Sat, 03/13/2010 - 04:17
The New York State Senate has been doing a lot to increase engagement with its citizens. The Director of Technology Innovation Noel Hidaldo recently gave a presentation (below) at the IgniteNYC event. Some of the stuff is procedural such as assigning their content a Creative Commons license. Other he touches on are much more substantive such as holding a digital town hall. Connecticut should start thinking about adopting some of these ideas.
My Guy Announces his Candidacy
Matthew Zagaja — Thu, 03/11/2010 - 04:26
Over the summer I was fortunate enough to get to work for Dan Malloy's exploratory committee. Today I got to see him announce his candidacy in Hartford. Dan's pitch is simple and compelling: he successfully ran Stamford and therefore has the experience needed to be successful in running Connecticut.
Calling it for Hillary
Matthew Zagaja — Wed, 01/09/2008 - 03:44
Well it appears Hillary Clinton is the winner of the New Hampshire primary, at least the AP and NBC are calling it for her right now. I spent the day up in New Hampshire canvassing for Barack Obama, and it was an experience. However even if at the end of the night Obama loses, it's not by a wide margin. What we end up with is an open race, and Obama can still take it. I think we might really have a Super Tuesday that is much more meaningful than ones in years past.
Larry Lessig on the Culture of Corruption
Matthew Zagaja — Mon, 12/17/2007 - 04:54
Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford Professor, gives an interesting and insightful lecture on corruption. Lessig has founded Creative Commons and has done a lot of work with technology policy.
Why it is Rational to Vote in Elections
Matthew Zagaja — Wed, 11/21/2007 - 20:36
Here is an argument from Columbia University as to why voting is rational.
