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I agree that this is non-intuitive, and we've arrived at another time in DC when time has looped back on itself, and wars have to be re-fought. Your site, http

by ipsin 12y ago

I agree that this is non-intuitive, and we've arrived at another time in DC when time has looped back on itself, and wars have to be re-fought. Your site, http://politechbot.com/ http://politechbot.com/, was one go-to source for information during the last crypto war. These days I could consult the EFF, EPIC or the ACLU, but I wonder if there's a place again for a cypherpunk-ish focus on DC policy, or if you've found sources covering the current policy with a politech-like mindset. In either case, thanks for all those years of good reading.

declan 12y ago
<ipsin>: Thanks for your kind words! I've felt the urge to restart/resume the Politech mailing list a few times in the last few years but haven't been able to dedicate the time such an effort deserves. Also it works better if moderated by a practicing journalist, I think. The short answer is I don't think there is such a source. EFF has good action alerts and blog posts (even if I may occasionally disagree with some of their legislative endorsements). EPIC and the ACLU are often more DC-centric, and Marc (who runs EPIC) is essentially an anti-cypherpunk in his views about the private sector. Among advocacy groups, TechFreedom.org is a relatively new entrant with free-market, liberalize-crypto views. But Berin, who runs it, is a lawyer, not a technologist, and is spending a lot of time on topics like Net neutrality and telecom regulation nowadays. If anyone is thinking of starting such a source of information with a cypherpunk-ish/politech-like focus on DC policy, I'd be happy to offer some advice, tips, and introductions.