The 2008 financial meltdown and disclosures of secret documents in recent years exposed widespread government overreach and corporate fraud and abuse. As trust in…
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Civil Liberties
Why I've Chosen To Go With Private Internet Access
Some people have noticed I’m writing for a VPN service, and having my regular commentary on liberties presented by that VPN service: by Private…
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Freedom Of Speech Is Not A Religion Of Hate
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…
Read MoreBitcoin Is To Credit Cards What The Internet Was To The Fax Machine: So Much More
Many are still seeing bitcoin as just a currency, as just a transaction mechanism. Its underlying technology is far more than that. It has…
Read MoreThanks To All Heroes Of Freedom Who Have Kept The Pirate Bay Running
The file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is down following a raid by Swedish Police. The organization Rights Alliance, previously named the Anti-Pirate Bureau and…
Read MoreLiberties Report – Week 31, 2014
How the copyright industry, prison industry, and pharma industry are complete counterindicators of the public interest. Published on Sunday, August 10. (Technical notes: Those…
Read MoreLiberties Report for July 12, 2014
On Data Retention in the UK, a rebellious ISP that fights for its customers, and self-censorship. I’ve been experimenting with a new format for…
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Freedom Of Religion Is Obsolete, Superseded, And Harmful
Freedom of religion was intended to guarantee freedom from governmental persecution because of private beliefs. Today, that freedom has been twisted and perverted into…
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"Why I'm Voting Pirate" – A Testimony From An Ex-Soviet
This testimony – “Why I’m Voting Pirate” – was published by Leila Borg, a person who grew up in the Soviet Union but moved…
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The Ruling Class Wages War On Truth Itself
The ruling class and the governments are waging a war against truth itself. Governments are demanding control over citizens and their communications. Governments don’t…
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