Jonathan Koppell

Your Ad Here

Articles — Mon, 05 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0500

Is a government Web site more like a bus or a park? How you answer this question is likely to determine how you feel about the idea of government agencies selling advertising space on their official Web sites. This practice is likely to become… more

Governed from Cyberspace

Articles — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0500

At its recent meeting in Marina Del Rey, California, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced that ".info", ".biz" and ".name" as well as four other top-level domain names would soon join the familiar ".com" and ".gov" on computer screens. … more

Some States Are More Equal Than Others

Articles — Thu, 09 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0500

Al Gore may well be wondering what happened to 4% of his votes. George W. Bush isn't likely asking any questions about his 5% surplus. What is going on? Election fraud? Corruption? No, this … more

In Postmodern Politics, Style is Substance

Articles — Mon, 30 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0500

Lamentations on the state of American politics often take the following form: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or Theodore Roosevelt would never make it to the White House today because … more

Bad Boys

Articles — Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0400

In the days before Web addresses were as ubiquitous as McDonald's, the Internet was imagined as a lawless badlands. Rogues and bandits would soon terrorize cyberspace as hapless sheriffs struggled to turn on their computers. And … more

New World Order

Articles — Mon, 28 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400

The future of governance was recently on display in Yokohama, Japan. It was not a World's Fair, a U.N. conference or an international exposition. Rather, it was the latest meeting of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned … more

No 'There' There

Articles — Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400

I'm a pretty Net-savvy guy. I read my morning newspaper online. I buy discount airline tickets online. I participate in animated sports banter online. I even manage my finances online (if transferring money to cover checks qualifies … more

On the Internet, There's No Place to Hide

Articles — Mon, 19 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0400

In its early years, one of the most cherished characteristics the Internet offered was anonymity. Online, no one knew your real name.

You were also anonymous in a deeper sense. In chat rooms or … more

The New Politics

Articles — Mon, 17 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0400

Several years ago I was driving cross-country from Washington to Berkeley. My D.C. license plates inevitably sparked interesting political discussions along the way, especially in the Rocky Mountains, where I encountered many people with … more

Where's the Revolution?

Articles — Mon, 13 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0500

John McCain was able to raise thousands of dollars on the Internet because people already knew about John McCain from TV.

Much has been made of the Internet's potential to wrest political … more