I’ve been seeing Declan McCullagh’s face staring back at me from the web a lot lately. His beat is technology and politics. Mine is usually technology, politics and the public sphere, aka libraries. Today he’s talking about the USA PATRIOT Act, its history and what’s going on as the Senate and the House of Representatives begin hearings to determine whether to try to renew key provisions of USAPA that are set to expire. [genehack]