Wrestling with IP
It’s not often that professional wrestling, or “Sports Entertainment” as Vince McMahon likes to call it, enters the mainstream of society. However a small group of wrestlers known as the …
Flags, protest & compelled patriotism
Over the course of the last 12-16 months there has been a fair amount of discussion about a specific form of protest that some – including President Donald Trump – …
In support of independence referenda
Within days of one another voters in Iraqi Kurdistan and Catalonia went to the polls, or attempted to go to the polls, to vote in secession referenda. Nearly 92% of …
Does the debt ceiling do any good?
The Washington Post recently answered the question: “Why does the debt ceiling exist?” In answering the question, they reported, “The debt ceiling was set up in 1917 so the [US] …
It takes a disaster…
Just a few weeks ago people were fighting in front of statues and some were asking if America has ever been more divided. It turns out disasters bring out the …
Is Orwell’s 1984 better than the reality of 2017?
For most of my adult life, I’ve heard about the eerie comparisons between George Orwell’s 1984 and our present day. After reading, or rather listening to the audiobook, 1984 again …
A tale of two “fugitives” and copyright law
Last Summer, Artem Vaulin, the alleged operator of KickassTorrents, was arrested in Poland and the website was taken down. The US Department of Justice has sought to extradite Vaulin, who …
Does the system preserve the status quo?
The US Senate is an interesting legislative body with rules and procedures that make little sense to anyone who does not closely follow the legislative process. Many people believe that …
AG Sessions ramps up War on Drugs
In January 2015, then-Attorney General Eric Holder made headlines when he issued a directive stating, “Federal adoption of property seized by state or local law enforcement under state law is …
A lack on choice is unfair
The last week of June was important in many ways for advocates of school choice. At the federal level, the US Supreme Court, according to Qartz, “made rulings on two …