choice generation

just finished reading this, Next Deal, its a book by Andrei Cherny who was most notably the writer for the 2000 democratic party platform. the book is a good read, there is a fair amount of political insight as to the workings of capitol hill. Cherny is convinced that this generation, what he calls the choice generation demands a new form of government then we have been used to. rather the reforms that need to be made are fairly radical, and coincide more with what the Internet culture provides with instant decisions, collaboration, and participation. sadly, he seems to leave out considerations of our consumeristic culture. specifically, the thought that went through my head, was how can it be called the choice generation when their "choices" are packaged via the consumer driven industries. most of his ideology I can agree with in principle, it is just some of his applications that i am still turning over. his site, provides a fair amount of excerpts and I'll leave the rest to you.

next book, is Michio Kaku's Parallel Worlds, a book about M-theory and related...word of warning, his site is a little hokey...which worries me about the book, we shall see.

if you've been wondering, my computer is on the flip, and ram or that lack thereof is seriously impeding my digital work...so these days, reading, analog drawing, and writing...

cheers,