As Democrats and moderate conservatives like myself rejoice that Mitt Romney didn’t get a chance to wreck America again as Bush Administration II, let’s…
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Iowa, Ohio and Texas Take Stand Against Transparent Elections
If you’ve ever heard something like ‘America is the greatest democratic country in the world’ take heed. While many believe that to be the…
Read MoreTales From Inside The Europarliament: At The Dusk Of Compassion
Having worked a few years in the European Parliament, I fear I will never be myself again. The very way I look at things…
Read MoreA Bit Of 1984: Biometrics Used In Argentina Today
Some time ago, there was a post here that mentioned the biggest DNA database in the World. Well, I don’t know if it’s the…
Read MoreThe Scary Spectre Of Perpetual Copyright
The nightmare scenario of perpetual copyright approaches. The Supreme Court is hearing Kirtsaeng V Wiley, the case of an entrepreneurial Thai student who purchased…
Read MoreIs it Time to Police the Police?
Every week, somewhere in the US, there’s a story of some kind of police activity that leads people scratching their head, or saying ‘That…
Read MoreThe Next Big Battles
Since ACTA was decisively beaten on 4th July 2012, the first time a free trade agreement had been scuppered by the people of EU…
Read MoreWhat The Swedish Pirate Party Wants With Patents, Trademarks, And Copyright
This afternoon, I’ll make a presentation to a group of patent lawyers in Stockholm, with the title “What does the Pirate Party want with…
Read MoreFast and Furious: A Prequel
Our latest Wikileaks release shows that the United States is assassinating Mexicans without trial, and the ATF gunwalking scandal may have just been the…
Read MoreGuns Don't Kill People, Guns Kill Productive Debate About Complex Societal Issues
It’s a sad state of affairs when we can say the US has had “yet another” mass shooting. It’s also a sad state of…
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