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Measure 110

Measure 110 which decriminalized possession of drugs is a great libertarian ideal – the state has no business regulating what any individual decides to do with or put into their body. The social benefit, thought legislators, would be that the burden on the criminal justice system would be lessened and provide greater justice to racialContinue reading “Measure 110”

Tik Tok

China is a real geopolitical threat because of Xi. TikTok is Chinese owned and the potential for data mining is real. But Washington’s reflex has been fear mongering rather than analysis; turning a genuine security concern into an excuse for domestic control. Technological advances have always favored tyrants, so we are right to be circumspect.Continue reading “Tik Tok”

Neptune’s Fountain

Las Vegas is a temple of the ersatz celebrating the vacuousness of gambled fortunes. For all the glitz and neon grandeur (quickly being replaced by LEDs), Las Vegas is usually an honest thief. Everyone knows that isn’t the Eiffel Tower, nor the Montgolfier balloon in front of Paris; New York, New York’s scale is wrongContinue reading “Neptune’s Fountain”