Found this over on a Slashdot story about how attacks on voting machines are practical (despite arguments to the contrary): The problem is our elections are supposed to be transparent by law. The problem is our elections are supposed to have public oversight. The problem is a private company can not provide public oversight. The… Continue reading The Problems
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What “The Lord of the Flies” Taught us about Free Markets
Taking the lessons of the book “The Lord of the Flies” and applying them to the so-called “Free Market.”
What Happened to an “Open and Transparent” Government?
A government which is above the law is not a government – it is a tyranny.
Open Government
Oh, yells yeah: A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency. […] The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails. The Government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract… Continue reading Open Government
Necessity and Tyrants
I was reading a discussion related to a story about how soon every email in the UK will be monitored by the government, and someone brought up this quote: “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” And I had to… Continue reading Necessity and Tyrants