Putin did not invade Ukraine to invade Ukraine, but as a genius invasion against the U.S. Dollar. Almost all media have missed the high-level…
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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 MoreIdeas Can't Be Property. Can Dirt?
So, we’re all in agreement that intellectual property is a bad thing that should not exist. What about plain old property? If no one…
Read MoreWhat Is An Original? What Is A Certified Copy?
In this guest piece, Josef Ohlsson Collentine elaborates on his experiences with originals, innovations, and imitations in the furniture industry. He argues that a…
Read MoreWould Anti-LGBT Russia Have Given Asylum To Bradley Manning?
It’s a very interesting time in the news for Russia. On the one hand, they’re giving asylum to a man who blew the whistle…
Read MoreAfter Cyprus, New Tolls For The Euro
After the attempted tolls on bank savings in Cyprus for saving the Euro, a new kind of tolls can be heard in the distance…
Read MoreArtists: We're Not Salespeople, We're Street Performers
My fellow artists, we need to talk. We’re all starving, our fans are starving, and life just sucks for all of us. The only…
Read MoreI'm Sorry I Could Only Afford To Pirate Your Album
Hey there, indie artist. I just read your blog post about how you wish people wouldn’t pirate your music. Then I listened to the…
Read MoreWhy Do Copyright Monopolists Think They Can Just Steal Somebody Else's Work?
Copyright monopolists insist on the idea of controlling the fruits of other people’s labor, such as when other people copy a particular file. This…
Read MoreLet's Play Taboo When Discussing Politics
Let’s play a game: get a friend to guess the word “baseball” without saying “game,” “sport,” “pitcher,” “catcher,” or “batter.” That means you have…
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