I just finished The Anarchist in the Library. There were some great views on the ways the government has let the entertainment industries revise copyright laws that benefit the industry and hurt people in the ways of culture, politics, and scholarly knowledge (production of). I really liked how Siva discussed current issues dealing with the Bush administrations war and Patriot Act, Clinton's Telecommunications Act, and the Zapatistas. It reminds me of my book Hope. It is scary how most Americans don't seem to understand the problem with having government power extend into their privacy without their having to have any knowledge of it. Our country is built upon views of innocent until proven guilty, freedom of speech, and democratic rhetoric. Most people I know don't even realize the extent of power the government has and they won't care until it directly effects them because they are blinded by fear, and ultimately the "bad guy".
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