A reader writes:

At the Kmart closest to me, they have put in computers with free Internet access for customers. I checked to see if any sites are blocked by their SiteCoach filter and … iSteve is. (Fortunately, VDARE is not.) You can write them and explain why you shouldn’t be banned. They are a filter used in schools and here is their (lame) policy:

“The main goal of SiteCoach is to filter pornographic content and content glorifying violence, as well as right-wing and other so-called forbidden content that ‘hits below the belt’.”

So we must protect children from the two plagues of our time: porn and right-wing thinking.

From Thom Hartman’s Website:
“Starting Monday, February 19th, Thom replaced Al Franken on the Air America Radio Network. Listen for him live,noon-3 PM ET (9-noon PT), on your local Air America affiliate!”

This is possibly one of the most important media events we have seen related to immigration in recent years. Although Hartman is like myself identified as a progressive, Hartman has spoken quite openly against loosening of immigration policies in the US. Getting Al Franken’s old job has put Hartman into one of the most important positions any progressive has in the major media.

Immigration restriction has been depicted as a conservative issue in recent years. However, the lax stands that every major GOP presidential contender has had on immigration issues means that the immigration issue is really very much up in play. I tend to think that Hartman’s blend of leftish populism and a more sane immigration policy will play well in the ratings–and will mean that we will eventually be seeing more Democratic officials like James Webb and Peter DeFazio that are willing to get more serious on economic issues even if it means restricting immigration.