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“Free Speech” and “Permissive Platforms” Aren’t the Same Thing, But They’re Both Good
Finding Truth
Can we ever arrive at the “truth?”
“Respect for Marriage?” Not Really
Actual respect for marriage would involve getting both federal and state governments completely out of the business of deciding who can be, or is, married. Not just “on the basis of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals,” but completely.
Beware the Regulatory Storm over FTX
The bankruptcy of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the alleged fraud by co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, which has cost customers millions, is tailor-made for anyone who already wants the power of government to expand, especially in the area of financial privacy. For that reason I think it would be useful to take a 30,000-foot view of the matter. I offer these considerations as someone with no more than a layman’s knowledge of the cryptocurrency phenomenon.
Cryptocurrency: Don’t Blame the Medium for the Scam
As cryptocurrency exchange FTX falls into bankruptcy and its principals seem likely to face various criminal charges over the activities leading to that bankruptcy, it’s time for another round of crowing from opponents (and would-be regulators) of cryptocurrency. Which means it’s time for another round of pointing out where those opponents and would-be regulators are all wet.
Who Does Protectionism Protect? Not You
Advocates of “industrial policy” want you to believe their ideas make you better off. Unless you’re a large stockholder in a “protected” corporation, they’re lying to you.
Acrostic on Excerpt about Time
I recognize writing of human communication as the apex of developing culture originating and transmitting ideas…
Promises of Politicians Impossible
Politicians are always promising to do things politicians can’t do. Either they believe they are magic, or they want you to believe they are.
Swapping Politicians Pointless Change
The winner-takes-all approach is why politics is so toxic to society. It’s like voting on which church everyone is required to attend and fund for the next four years.