As I heard the story, back in the day in my home town, there was no beer store. One day a group of people suggested one be built but it was shot down. Some time later, again, more people said it should be built but that was rejected. Some time later even more people said…
Tag: democracy
Undead ACTA Still Thrashing
Check out Michael Geist’s latest update The ACTA Fight Returns: What Is at Stake and What You Can Do. Here’s an excerpt: The reverberations from the SOPA fight continue to be felt in the U.S. (excellent analysis from Benkler and Downes) and elsewhere (mounting Canadian concern that Bill C-11 could be amended to adopt SOPA-like…
To Tunisia, Yemen, and Egypt: We salute you!
Keep believing. Keep fighting. Seize the day!
National Security: An Excuse That Has No Place In A Democracy
If the government wants to get out of something, they need only utter “national security” and all concerns are nullified. This excuse is abhorrent and has no place in a democracy.