Five readings for Monday. “Wikiworld” is the only Science Fiction reading I ever assign. It is a short story that imagines the US Government if it was replaced by Wikipedia.  On the heels of the Andrew Lih book, it should be very thought-provoking. “Why Craigslist is Such A Mess” appears at first not to be very related to government — but we’ll discuss in class why I assigned it.:

• Point-and-Click Politics - by Micah Sifry, Wall Street Journal, Oct 30, 2010
• We’re in open government’s beta period - by Alex Howard, O’Reilly Radar, 14 September 2010
• Can People Help Legislators Make Better Laws? Brazil Shows How - by Cristiano Faria, Tech President, April 29, 2010, 2:19pm
• Wikiworld - by Paul Di Filippo
• Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess - by Gary Wolf, Wired Magazine