Jon Snow’s Real Beef With Facebook
From our special correspondent, Wessex Man:
Cambridge Analytica’s activities have exposed the threat to democracy that Facebook’s omissions have facilitated. Zuckerberg owes us more than...
Catalyst Capital – Oh, How Short Term Private Equity Is
We all know, because we're told so all the time, that capitalism is just so short term, markets won't support long term investment, therefore...
Earth Hour, The Annual Celebration Of Killing Off Civilisation
Each and every year I become ever more flabberghasted with the excesses of Earth Hour. That's the evening when we switch off the lights...
A Parking Lot With 21,000 VW Diesels Parked For Scrap
It's not obvious that this is a useful environmental solution. Sure, Volkswagen cheated and lied on those emissions tests from its diesel engines. The...
No, Really, The US Trade Deficit Can Go On Forever
A not uncommon complaint is that it's not possible for a country to run a trade deficit forever. At some point that debt has...
US DOJ’s Absurd Sanctions On Iranian $3.4 Billion Hacking Scheme
There's no doubt that what was being done here by or on behalf of Iran's Revolutionary Guard was and is illegal. Sure, it's straight...
Anti-Trafficking Act Kills Craigslist Personals – Thanks, Congress, Just Thanks
Isn't it wonderful when our rulers prevent entirely legal and enjoyable activity in the name of killing off an extremely rare crime? That's what...
Sad Ignorance About The Value Of Facebook And Google
It's entirely true that Facebook and Google are worth large amounts of money. It's also true that some goodly portion of this comes from...
If Only Owen Jones Had A Clue About Economics
We should hold those who pontificate in public to a certain standard. That standard, so high and unachievable, being that they should know something...
The Beast From The East Turns Up In British GDP Figures
It's entirely true that we can see the effects of the Beast from the East in the British GDP figures. It's also true that...