[I'm getting no Cypherpunks list traffic today, only mail sent to me directly, so I apologize if this has come up already.] The Jan 14-20 issue of "The Economist" has a good article on "Who speaks for cyberspace?," which does a good job of summarizing the civil libertarian arguments and why the EFF "imploded." ... "Little wonder that many Internet pioneers thought they had stumbled upon an electronic Utopia....If a single set of beliefs can be said to dominate the politics of cyberspace, it is radical libertarianism..." About the withdrawal of the EFF from the political fray: "That leaves cyberspace's radical libertarians without a voice in Washington. They're probably delighted." I know I am. --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. Cypherpunks list: majordomo@toad.com with body message of only: subscribe cypherpunks. FAQ available at ftp.netcom.com in pub/tc/tcmay