[ 15 July 2002 ] The Talent Myth Interesting article on the disconnect between performance and performance analysis ( Malcolm Gladwell via New Yorker ) They don't like it up 'em Article about the US media's 'sinister' reaction to John Pilger's recent commentaries in the Daily Mirror ( Roy Greenslade via Guardian ) See also this Independent article from yesterday, and this Pilger article from earlier this month US planning to recruit one in 24 Americans as citizen spies Article about the Terrorism Information and Prevention System (TIPS), a US Justice Dept initiative which aims to recruit millions of US citizens - 'primarily from among those whose work provides access to homes, businesses or transport systems' - to act as a volunteer network of informants ( Ritt Goldstein via Sydney Morning Herald ) Goldstein has an unusual background - in 1997, following a campaign of police harassment, he fled to Sweden, becoming 'the only American in the world seeking political asylum'; see this Guardian article from 2000, and this Guardian article from last year Bush recount troops land plum DC jobs Article about the high number of campaign workers who received posts in the Bush administration following their participation in the Florida recount process ( Carol Rosenberg via Miami Herald ) FROM http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.htm Scroll down for a little anarchy...