"Delay is natural to a writer. He is like a surfer—he bides his time. Waits for the perfect wave on which to ride in. He waits for the surge (of emotion? of strength? of courage?) that will carry him along." (E.B. White, The Paris Review Interviews, 1969)
2.22.2005
Surveillance and Convenience
Yesterday on the Diane Rehm show, Steve Roberts discussed his book "No Place to Hide." It details a lot of what I discuss in my book obliquely (the type of surveillance and information gathering that has been accelerating--see "Choice"Point). It was a very sober and balanced perspective on where we are and where we might be headed with the "Security-Industial Complex" and the massive information aggregation that is just now making the headlines.
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