Why Wikileaks should be an asset to the brand called democracy

Followers of the Play Ethic should be interested in my latest column for the Caledonian Mercury - thoughts on the Wikileaks controversy. A huge moment for net-activists everywhere, where the openness of the web as a structure meets the self-defined boundaries of state power. High stakes, no matter your assessment of Assange. The research references for this column are available on my Scottish-affairs website Thoughtland