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Los Angeles Blew Billions on Homelessness and the Streets Got Dirtier
Karen Bass inherited a mess. She said so herself while campaigning for re-election. What she failed to mention is that after nearly four years and roughly $4.4 billion of taxpayer money dumped into the problem, the mess is bigger. The latest official count puts more than 45,000 people homeless inside the city of Los Angeles. That is a 7.6 percent jump since Bass took office in 2022. Unsheltered numbers climbed even faster.
The Multiple-Homesteading Theory and the Metaphysics of Ideas and Information
Abstract: This article explores the intersections between privacy, property rights, ideas, and information. The multiple-homesteading theory (MHT) posits that property rights have universal applicability, encompassing the physical, digital, and mental domains. Property in ideas and information (PII) exists only as long as privacy is fully maintained.
Trump’s War Against Crypto
During the 2024 Presidential campaign, Republican nominee Donald Trump courted libertarians and the crypto community in his successful bid for his second US presidency.
Governments Hate Privacy Software
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Governments Hate Privacy Software
On May 14, Alexey Pertsev, one of the lead developers of Tornado Cash (TC), was found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court and sentenced to sixty-four months in prison. TC is a privacy-preserving protocol developed for the Ethereum blockchain: it allows users to deposit funds in a TC pool and withdraw them to a different address, thus making it impossible for external observers to track financial activity.
Tornado Cash Developer Is Sentenced to Prison for the Crime of Writing Privacy-Preserving Software the State Does Not Like
On May 14, Alexey Pertsev, one of the lead developers of Tornado Cash (TC), was found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court and sentenced to sixty-four months in prison. TC is a privacy-preserving protocol developed for the Ethereum blockchain: it allows users to deposit funds in a TC pool and withdraw them to a different address, thus making it impossible for external observers to track financial activity.
The Arrest of Samourai Wallet Developers Shows the US Government Hates Privacy and Freedom
On April 24, two lead developers of Samourai Wallet (SW), the most-advanced privacy-centric wallet in the bitcoin ecosystem, were arrested and charged with money laundering and money transmitters offenses by order of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). This is just the latest assault of an escalating war waged by US regulators on financial privacy and freedom.
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The British NHS More Resembles a Statist Cult Than Advanced Healthcare HealthProgressivismSocialism The seventy-fifth-anniversary celebration of the British National Health Service masked the real failures of this system, one that only can become worse over time. Read More The Simplicity and Significance of Mutual Economic Exchange Economic FreedomFree MarketsPraxeology The simplest action of economics—beneficially mutual voluntary exchange—is also its most profound.
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2SLGBTQ+IA and the Law LawLegal SystemProgressivism The activists went from "We want to be left alone to live our lives" to "we want to control your lives too." Now the movement has state power on its side and bullies all opponents. Read More Has World War III Already Begun? Economic PolicyThe FedWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History The recent actions of the Federal Reserve are reminiscent of central bank activities in wartime.
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How Conscription Ended Fifty Years Ago Big GovernmentU.S. HistoryWorld History For the past fifty years, the US has not had a military draft. Unfortunately, the end of conscription did not mean US military interventions abroad ended. Read More Has World War III Already Begun? Economic PolicyThe FedWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History The recent actions of the Federal Reserve are reminiscent of central bank activities in wartime.
The Government Wants to Turn Blockchain Firms Into Servants of the State
See all the latest videos and articles patriots need to watch and read at Discern.tv. In recent years, blockchain surveillance (BS) companies have become increasingly important players in the cryptocurrency industry. Their business model consists in developing proprietary software that collects and interprets public data available on public blockchains and in selling their services to governments, banks, exchanges, and others that need access to this data.
The Government Wants to Turn Blockchain Firms into Servants of the State | Andrea Togni
Home | Wire | The Government Wants to Turn Blockchain Firms into Servants of the State The Government Wants to Turn Blockchain Firms into Servants of the State Tags BitcoinEconomic FreedomThe Police State In recent years, blockchain surveillance (BS) companies have become increasingly important players in the cryptocurrency industry.
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The Government Wants to Turn Blockchain Firms into Servants of the State BitcoinEconomic FreedomThe Police State Federal prosecutors and other law enforcement agents are turning blockchain firms into government subsidiaries. The real goal is to criminalize what really are lawful, private exchanges.
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The Government Wants to Turn Blockchain Firms into Servants of the State BitcoinEconomic FreedomThe Police State Federal prosecutors and other law enforcement agents are turning blockchain firms into government subsidiaries. The real goal is to criminalize what really are lawful, private exchanges.
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Hail the Speculators! They Take the Necessary Economic Risks in Our Economy The EntrepreneurStrategyU.S. Economy Speculators are reviled in the media and by politicians and academics. Yet the speculators are the ones taking risks to ensure the rest of us can have more economic certainty.
The Stasi and the Substitution of Open Violence with Mass Surveillance | Andrea Togni
Home | Wire | The Stasi and the Substitution of Open Violence with Mass Surveillance The Stasi and the Substitution of Open Violence with Mass Surveillance Tags Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationSocialismWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History The state has a monopoly on violence. However, abusive repression harms government credibility and alienates public support in the long run.
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Modern Socialism Is Forced Socialization Bureaucracy and RegulationPaternalismProgressivismSocialism Modern socialism is based upon state interference in normal human relationships, economic and otherwise. It is as disastrous as the older state-planning model.
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General Topics Austrian School Filter by Title: Sort by: How East Germany's Stasi Perfected Mass Surveillance Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationSocialismWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History The East German secret police, the Stasi, developed the art of mass surveillance using pre-digital methods. Modern tech now makes the job a lot easier.
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Modern Socialism Is Forced Socialization Bureaucracy and RegulationPaternalismProgressivismSocialism Modern socialism is based upon state interference in normal human relationships, economic and otherwise. It is as disastrous as the older state-planning model.
Andrea Togni
Home | Profile | Andrea Togni Andrea Togni Andrea Togni is a Philosophy and history teacher at Liceo Medardo Rosso (Lecco). All Works The GDPR Paradox: Empowering Government in the Name of Data Protection Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationDemocracyLibertarianism The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation supposedly protects people from government data abuse. In reality, it empowers governments. Read More
The GDPR Paradox: Empowering Government in the Name of Data Protection | Andrea Togni
Home | Wire | The GDPR Paradox: Empowering Government in the Name of Data Protection The GDPR Paradox: Empowering Government in the Name of Data Protection Tags Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationDemocracyLibertarianism The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which became effective in 2016, is one of the most detailed legislative schemes in the field of data protection. This article discusses two libertarian-minded objections to its approach.
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Why Barbados Advanced Economically While Jamaica's Growth Lagged DemocracyEconomic FreedomEducation Even though Barbados and Jamaica had more similarities than differences when they became independent of Great Britain, Barbados developed its economy much more quickly.
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