Who is This?

Jesse Walker (born September 4, 1970) is managing editor of Reason Magazine. The University of Michigan alumnus has also written the book Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America (NYU Press, 2001) and maintains a blog called The Perpetual Three-Dot Column. His articles have appeared in a number of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Salon, The New Republic, L.A. Weekly, Chronicles, and No Depression. His writings display a definite libertarian bent.

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Literary Corner (Genre-Crossed Edition)

• Paul McAuley ponders two hidden histories of science fiction, one that highlights sf's intersection with respectable literature and one that plunges deep into the trash. • The best alternate history story I've read this year. It is also one ...

From JESSE WALKER, Hit and Run,  20 Nov 2009

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Reason Morning Links: Horses, Bikes, and Cabs

Try Reason's award-winning print edition today! Your first issue is FREE if you are not completely satisfied. A fancy horsey academy becomes a secret CIA torture lair. I'm assuming this went beyond sexy ladies in riding gear. reply to this ...

From JESSE WALKER, Reason,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Central Intelligence Agency

The Internet Strikes Again!

From what is publicly known about Maj. Nidal Hasan, accused killer of 13 in a rampage at Fort Hood, he had no accomplice -- unless you count the Internet in which he communed, exchanging sinister thoughts with an extremist cleric.... A ...

From JESSE WALKER, Hit and Run,  19 Nov 2009

Munchies Monopolists

Did I ever tell you how I got my name? Funny story. reply to this I am a magnet for foodstuffs. I will banish dirt to the land of wind and ghosts. reply to this reply to this Utz potato chips kick ass. If I am not mistaken a good portion ...

From JESSE WALKER, Reason,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

Hey, Kool-Aid!

This is one of the funniest things I've ever read. When he's smiling at the funeral, oh god... reply to this reply to this Typical religion-bashing from the elitist snobs of Reason. reply to this This had me rolling. reply to this ...

From JESSE WALKER, Reason,  19 Nov 2009

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Sacrificing Goats to the Olympian Committee

To understand how ambitious -- even crazy -- this is, consider the game. Buzkashi, which means "goat grabbing," is a violent sport with virtually no rules. Players, called chapandaz, gallop at breakneck speed over a dusty field, fighting over ...

From JESSE WALKER, Reason,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  International Olympic Committee

Computer Class as Soulcraft

Occupying a space somewhere between shop class and the computer lab, the new tinkerers are making everything from devices that Twitter how much beer is left in a keg to robots that assist doctors. The experimentation is even creating companies. ...

From JESSE WALKER, Hit and Run,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Napster, Inc.,  TiVo Inc.

Reason Morning Links: Taxes, a Treaty, and a Trial

Anyone else having problems with this site the past few days? Freezeups, script warnings, pages that will not load... reply to this It's got to do with their fundraising thing. Others have complained about it. And why the fuck aren't the tags ...

From JESSE WALKER, Reason,  16 Nov 2009

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The Myth of Fingerprints

A 22-year veteran kindergarten teacher in the Texas Bible Belt could lose her job for refusing, on religious grounds, to give fingerprints under a state law requiring them. The evangelical Christian, Pam McLaurin, is fighting a looming ...

From JESSE WALKER, Hit and Run,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Supreme Court of the United States

Shooting in the Shadow of the Taliban

the documentary opens with the siege of the Red Mosque. Documentary film-maker and artist of various sorts George Gittoes is there shooting video with a second cameramen. An attack helicopter circles overhead and shots are heard in the ...

From JESSE WALKER, Hit and Run,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban

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