I'm a New Media entrepreneur in New York City. I create things to make our government more efficient, and our democracy more transparent.

Formerly: Intelligence analyst to the U.S. Government
Currently: Tech consultant to the U.S. Intelligence Community
Founder: ReadableLaws.org and Speechology.org

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June 24, 2008

Announcing Speechology.org

11:09 am,
Yesterday, Dan Phiffer and I launched Speechology.org. Think of it as an online fact checker for political ads and debates. Here's the backstory: A few months ago, I was watching the New Hampshire Republican debate. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee got into an argument when Huckabee accused Romney of not supporting the surge: MR. ROMNEY: Number two -- number two, I did support the surge. On the same day the president announced the surge, I also...laid out my plan that I thought made sense -- actually, even before the president's speech -- calling for additional troops; I called for a different number. ...

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