Rants & Editorials

• A case for why we need information reform

  Posted on February 20, 2013 by Matt Rock
  The big popular word in contemporary American politics is “reform.”  Everyone wants some form of reform or another; there’s tax reform, and immigration reform, and campaign finance reform, and lobbying reform.  And while all of those are well and good, and necessary in their own ways, we tend to forget about the one type of [...]

• A new Yoda movie? Yay or nay?

  Posted on February 5, 2013 by Matt Rock
  It was recently reported that Yoda is headed back to the silver screen, starring in his very own stand-alone Star Wars film.  No one is sure if the film will tell the story of a young Yoda’s quest to become a Jedi, or an older Yoda, perhaps (and I’m just guessing here) telling the story [...]

• A senator says video games cause violence... sigh

  Posted on January 30, 2013 by Matt Rock
  I remember it like it was yesterday.  The year was 1993 — I was thirteen years old — and I was celebrating either my birthday or Christmas (they’re pretty close together).  My parents gave me a Super Nintendo game that at the time was shocking and exciting, but I mainly remember it because each time [...]