searching for thoughtful, in-depth criticism of Wikileaks

December 21, 2010 1:34 PM

Looking for thoughtful criticism (either pro- or anti-) on WikiLeaks, in particular works that explore WikiLeaks' moral dimensions and/or historical context.

Really hoping to find stuff that provides a larger perspective, not just news. Examples: Jaron Lanier in The Atlantic, Henry Porter in the Guardian. Thanks!

posted by TayBridge to Society & Culture (7 answers total)

I think this is a good post linking to (and summarizing) some secondary scholarship on Assange over at anotherpanacea.
posted by OmieWise at 1:43 PM on December 21, 2010

Julian Assange and the Computer Conspiracy; “To destroy this invisible government”
posted by pharm at 1:47 PM on December 21, 2010

Clay Shirky and Evgeny Morozov are good places to start.
posted by proj at 1:51 PM on December 21, 2010

Christian Caryl on the New York Review Blog.

Coverage in the New Yorker.
posted by russilwvong at 3:19 PM on December 21, 2010

Glenn Greenwald, a former constitutional law and civil rights litigator, has a (high-quality, IMO) blog on Salon. He's written at least a dozen entries lately around Wikileaks, and I've found most of them insightful and enlightening.
posted by hootenatty at 3:49 PM on December 21, 2010

Bruce Sterling: The Blast Shack. Highly recommended.
posted by russilwvong at 12:22 PM on December 22, 2010

Response by poster: Thanks, everyone. Looking forward to reading all of these.
posted by TayBridge at 10:20 PM on December 22, 2010