Google has agreed to demote so-called “pirate” sites from its search results, at the demands of the copyright industry. All experience from the past…
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A Simplified Taxless State: A Proposal (part 3 of 3)
In this three-part series, I’m going to show how a state can be a pure market actor and not require taxation. The state will…
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A Simplified Taxless State: A Proposal (part 2 of 3)
In this three-part series, I’m going to show how a state can be a pure market actor and not require taxation. The state will…
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A Simplified Taxless State: A Proposal (part 1 of 3)
In this three-part series, I’m going to show how a state can be a pure market actor and not require taxation. The state will…
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The Wealth of a Nation: Why Capitalism Works
Politicians and policymakers don’t understand where wealth comes from. They don’t understand the very basics of why capitalism works, they don’t understand how the…
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History tells us the wars on privacy and sharing will get worse before it gets better
All governments of the world are cracking down on privacy and increasing mass surveillance, sometimes in the name of copyright enforcement, sometimes in the…
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How cryptocurrency will cripple today’s governments – and they won’t see it coming
Cryptocurrency will cripple governmental ability to collect taxes, and they won’t see it coming. When it’s already happened, expect major changes to take place…
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How to talk to your non-tech friends about Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality is being discussed again, and it’s important that your friends understand why this concept is crucial. Instead of explaining it in typical…
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How the copyright industry works methodically to erode your civil liberties and human rights
In a previous column, I outlined how the copyright monopoly is fundamentally, irreparably incompatible with privacy at the conceptual level. While the copyright industry…
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In an EU without Britain and France, weaker and sensible copyright policy would emerge
Britain and France have been the primary copyright hawks in the EU, pushing for stronger distribution monopolies and harsher penalties at every turn. With…
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