An open letter to the TSA asking them to stop being so secretive – because it’s not helping anybody.
Category: society
The Problems
Found this over on a Slashdot story about how attacks on voting machines are practical (despite arguments to the contrary): The problem is our elections are supposed to be transparent by law. The problem is our elections are supposed to have public oversight. The problem is a private company can not provide public oversight. The… Continue reading The Problems
What “The Lord of the Flies” Taught us about Free Markets
Taking the lessons of the book “The Lord of the Flies” and applying them to the so-called “Free Market.”
Using Tax Money
“Using tax money to provide goods and services does two things: it hides the true cost by shifting the burden of payment onto other people and it eliminates choice. Those are both bad, but for different reasons.”
Necessity and Tyrants
I was reading a discussion related to a story about how soon every email in the UK will be monitored by the government, and someone brought up this quote: “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” And I had to… Continue reading Necessity and Tyrants