Value and Veracity

Larry Lessig has decided not to run for Congress. Oh, well. He may be right that running and losing big would do more harm than good for the Change Congress movement, but I will have more to say about this after I catch up on some work.

Larry Lessig, the Creative Commons guy and champion of open society, is considering running for the recently vacated seat in California’s 12th Congressional on a “Change Congress” platform. Please take a look at his Lessig 08 site, and send him your support if you find this possibility as exciting as I do. Especially those of you from the South Peninsula.

You don’t see too much historical content on this blog, but I can’t pass on posting a discovery this big.

Shortly before the Civil War, the US Army Camel Corps employed a few dozen camels for transportation across the American deserts, where horses and mules fared poorly. Despite some success, the USCC was soon dissolved, but not before leaving behind a grand legacy. Be sure to read the story of the Red Ghost. You know those legends about headless horsemen? Well, there really was a headless camel rider that terrorized the American Southwest for a decade!

I am very disappointed in my high school’s American History class for skipping this.