The cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo did not deserve to die. As a believer in free speech, I’m now supposed to go beyond that sentiment…
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The Pirate Party Has Left Me Feeling Adrift At Sea
I came to the Pirate movement as a film student frustrated with Hollywood and fascinated with the Internet. I stayed for the promise of…
Read MoreLaw Enforcement is Inherently Tragic
Debate always rages over what should be legalized, what should be banned, when police should or shouldn’t use violence, and who belongs in jail….
Read MoreAnti-Piracy is Class Privilege
Internet monitoring, copyright monopolism, and other methods of stopping filesharing aren’t an industry defending itself from economic damage. They’re a concerted effort to deny…
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You Can Only Be Against Basic Income Based On Morals, Not Evidence
There are all sorts of arguments against an unconditional, universal basic income — that is, the idea of giving everyone a minimum income regardless…
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How Newspeak Makes Real Libertarian Thought Impossible In The US
The United States is an Orwellian nightmare, and I don’t mean because of the NSA. Over decades, we’ve destroyed the difference between the words…
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Why Buying Photoshop Instead Of Pirating It Is Ethically Wrong
Companies like Adobe that make propirateary creative software in order to charge licensing fees see themselves as selling products to a market, and see…
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Solar Roadways, Please Learn From Oculus's Mistake And Become A Co-op
Solar Roadways has officially become another crowdfunding sensation. They’ve raised over $1 million USD on Indiegogo from over 25,000 people around the world, all…
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More People Were Paid To Exploit Heartbleed For The NSA Than To Fix It
Unsurprisingly, it turns out that the NSA knew about the Heartbleed bug since shortly after it was added to OpenSSL. While thousands of salaried…
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The Copyright Monopoly Is A Scam That Hurts Artists As Much As The Public
So you’re an artist, author, or creative person, and you’ve heard the arguments against the copyright monopoly. That it locks away knowledge from the…
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