Alcoholism And Economics In Britain
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In 2003 the Labour government implemented new alcohol licensing laws with the result that alcoholic beverages are now available 24x7. They were hoping this would create the so-called "European style" drinking culture (whatever that may mean). Instead people now buys more alcohol, drinks at home in pubs and clubs and they do this throughout the day and all night.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
What they were hoping for was:
- A reduction…
The Erosion Of Privacy - Part 2 of 2
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THE PROOF
This lady goes on and states that “Plaintiff alleges that she can prove all of the causes of the action alleged in this petition”. Allegedly; not conclusively.
Allegedly = supposedly or reportedly (or so says the dictionary)
And which “proofs” or exhibits does this lady offer?
Exhibit A
A technical explanation from the Tor website explaining how it works. Yeah… that’s damming… allegedly.
Exhibit B
A copy of…
The Erosion Of Privacy - Part 1 of 2
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A few days back the website Endgadget published the article titled “Tor Project is being sued for enabling a revenge porn site”. The situation is quite simple. The Tor Project is a collection of software that enables people to communicate with each other in privacy and to create internet sites that are censorship-resistant.
What this means is that by using Tor software it is possible to create websites on the Internet which are anonymous,…
Lesson #219 - Privacy And Intellectual Property
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We have stated in many occasions our point of view regarding the so-called “Intellectual Property Rights” IPRs (see for example Intellectual Property Rights Are Dumb ). Our opinion is backed by our theoretical framework described in the article A New Theory Of Intellectual Property Rights. In essence, IPRs are manure.
However, one issue that we have not addressed is the issue of privacy. It is clear that privacy and IPs (Intellectual Properties)…
The Legacy of the Chilean Coup D'Etat
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Most people that were born after the mid 70's or that live in what used to be called the "Developed World" or the "First World" have no idea whatsoever of the events that took place in Chile on 4 November 1970. However, some of these people may have a faint recollection about what happened on 11 September 1973 also in Chile. That day there was a coup d'etat (or "golpe…
Nazi Treasure In Switzerland - Part 2 of 2
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THE ALLIED VIEW OF SWITZERLAND
On the other side of the political divide, Switzerland could have easily been invaded by the allies. In the same manner in which Switzerland was not a match for the German army, it was even less of a match for the allied army. Yet, no invasion or even serious demands of cooperation ever happened. How come?
Because Switzerland, by not interfering with private affairs, was…
Nazi Treasure In Switzerland - Part 1 of 2
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Today we are going to explore a set of unusual historical events that continues to have repercussions. These events resurface from time to time on the front pages of news agencies and news providers when they run out of current debacles and must get a hold of and oldie but a goodie: Nazi stolen treasure.
A QUICK BACKGROUND
Throughout WWII and the preceding years, Hitler made the determination that "enemies…
Long Live The King (Or Queen) Of Europe
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Within…
Lesson #218 - A New Theory Of Intellectual Property Rights - Part 9 of 9
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
We must now tackle so-called IPR's, much to our disdain and displeasure. When we mention IPRs we are strictly referring to the collection of laws, regulations, rules and judgments that countries have instantiated over the years. By IPRs we do not mean IP rights as we, Absolute Austro-Libertarians, understand them.
The origin of IPRs
To understand why IPRs are such a collection of mammal (and non-mammal) dung,…
