I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent.

In modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.

The Internet is an empowering force for people who are protesting against the abuse of power.

The only legitimate purpose of government is to serve citizens, and ... the only legitimate purpose of technology is to improve our lives, not to manipulate or enslave us.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Microsoft, Yahoo and others are helping to institutionalize and legitimize the integration of censorship into the global IT business model.

Increasingly, people have very little tolerance for anything that smacks of propaganda.

Shibuya is a trendy part of Tokyo where young people come to meet and have a good time.

The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order.

We have to start thinking of ourselves as citizens of the Internet, not just passive users. I don’t see how we can bring about change in our digital lives if we don’t take responsibility.

We’re at a point in history that whether the Internet is going to evolve in a way that’s compatible with democracy and human rights is really kind of up in the air.

You can’t keep her.”I know that. But I’m not ready to give her up just yet.

Dreams are practical reflections of feelings and concerns that were present in your mind at the time you had the dream. You are smart and practical. So are your dreams.

I don't mind being miserable as long as I'm painting well.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I was going to squirt tears. How unprofessional.

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.

If you think of all the publicity about the terrible tragedy of Virginia Tech, we have a Virginia Tech in this country every day. It's just spread across 50 states.

Every conscientious husband and wife should measure their marriage by the unchanging standard of the principles found in God's Word.

A is for Answering all your prayers, N is for kNowing that your loverman's going to be the answer.

Chris Elliott could read the phonebook and he's funny.

When you respond to life, that's positive; when you react to life, that's negative.