by Erik Kain on January 28, 2012
Twitter is drawing some flack for its new censorship policies. In the past, the micro-blogging service has helped dissenters across the globe communicate quickly with one another, helping spread information quickly and in ways that are difficult for repressive governments to crack down on. That may all be changing. Jeff Bercovi has the scoop: Twitter’s [...]
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by Erik Kain on November 24, 2011
Please see updates below. As the violent crackdown against Syrian dissidents continues, the US government is warning all American citizens in the country to leave immediately, according to CBS. Turkish citizens are also being warned to stay out of the country. The US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, was pulled from that country last month. [...]
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by Erik Kain on October 23, 2011
Very sad news out of Turkey this morning. Dozens of buildings collapsed in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Van province in Turkey. Officials are estimating up to one thousand deaths though no official death toll has been released. “The quake was strongly felt in Van and neighboring towns, and caused damage and deaths based on [...]
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E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a policy blog at Forbes. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant.
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