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How Social Media Is Becoming an Arm of the State
How Social Media Is Becoming an Arm of the State Say the wrong things and you might get kicked off of your favorite social media platform. Tech titans Apple, Facebook, and YouTube have wiped out talk-show host Alex Jones’s social media presence on the Internet. But the social media crusades weren’t over. Facebook recently took […]
Ten Reasons Why Governments Fail
Ten Reasons Why Governments Fail When politicians and bureaucrats fail to deliver what they promise — which happens a lot — we’re often told that the problem can be solved if only we get the right people to run the government instead. We’re told that the old crop of government agents were trying hard enough. […]
China Is Helping Governments of the World Build Their Own Surveillance State
China Is Helping Governments of the World Build Their Own Surveillance State Everywhere we look the influence of the Chinese government and their totalitarian surveillance methods can be seen. Go ahead and search “China surveillance” (Pro-tip: Use DuckDuckGo or an alternative search engine!) and watch how many articles pop up regarding the growing digital dystopia […]
Facebook Allows Governments to Decide What to Censor
Facebook Allows Governments to Decide What to Censor Photo Source Mike Mozart | CC BY 2.0 Facebook and other social media companies give governments free reign to censor political dissent on their websites – and that is not “fake news.” Facebook’s unholy alliance with government actors includes Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. These […]
How do we keep getting dragged into this electoral spectator sport?
How do we keep getting dragged into this electoral spectator sport? Ah, elections… Little more than a bare-knuckle boxing match. If you were to suddenly catch a glimpse of such a fight, you would see real blood, real punches, swollen lips, black eyes, and a final knockout. It looks like a real spontaneous fight. But […]
It’s Not the End of the World
It’s Not the End of the World Periodically, I’ll encounter someone who has read one of my essays and has decided not to pursue them further, stating, “You’re one of those ‘End of the world’ guys. I can’t be bothered reading the writings of someone who thinks we’re all doomed. I have a more positive […]
How the government uses its giant facial recognition database
How the government uses its giant facial recognition database In July 1996, flight TWA 800 exploded in mid-air, 12 minutes after taking off from JFK International Airport in New York. All 230 passengers on board were killed. It would be four years before an investigation concluded the likely cause of the explosion was a short […]
Avoid the Slippery Slope
Avoid the Slippery Slope Everything government touches turns to crap. Ringo Starr Social media companies, search engines, and payments platforms are excising conservative, libertarian, and assorted anti-government voices. SLL argued in “The Friendly Faces of Fascism” that the largest and best known of these companies were essentially arms of the government. They are mechanisms for […]
We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – and we need it now
We need a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – and we need it now Climate breakdown is an imminent threat to humanity. But an international treaty could avert calamity Brown coal power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia. ‘Currently global demand for coal, oil and gas are all growing, with fossil fuels accounting for 81% of energy use.’ […]
Self-Censorship: Where The Real Damage Is Being Done
Self-Censorship: Where The Real Damage Is Being Done I was going to write another article today about a different topic, but I backed down because I didn’t think I could deliver the kind of fiery, forceful, unmitigated argument it would need to be without risking getting banned from social media and blogging platforms. The article […]
Australia Turning Really Authoritative? Is this How a Dark Age Begins?
Australia Turning Really Authoritative? Is this How a Dark Age Begins? The greed of governments in their pursuit of money is the single greatest threat to creating a Dark Age. With New Zealand imposing a $5,000 fine for just landing there and you refuse to hand over your pen and passwords to your phone for […]
Americans are Stuck in Abusive Relationships with Power
Americans are Stuck in Abusive Relationships with Power And we recently discovered, if it was not known before, that no amount of power can withstand the hatred of the many. – Marcus Tullius Cicero Americans are brought up to believe all sorts of myths about the country we call home. We’re told our economy is a […]
How mainstream economics has led to clueless governments
How mainstream economics has led to clueless governments It’s time to consider a better economic plan (Image edited by Dan Jensen) Governments of all stripes base their policies on mainstream economics. Powerful challenges to the mainstream, especially from ecological economics and modern monetary theory, explain why we are in a hole and can’t seem to […]
Mother Jones Writer Shows What Happens When You Apologize To A Manipulator
Mother Jones Writer Shows What Happens When You Apologize To A Manipulator Have you ever noticed how rare sincere apologies are in politics? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Normal people apologize to each other every day, for accidentally interrupting someone or standing in their way, for being inconsiderate or forgetful, for being […]
