Monthly Archives: May 2004

Disney blocking distribution of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11

Dear Mr Michael Moore-
I deplore the trouble you are having with distribution of your new movie. In the free world, one would expect that we’d be past this kind of censorship. I understand they are doing this because it may upset some of the Bush clan, particularly Jeb Bush in Florida where Disney [...]

Abuses in Iraq: ONE QUESTION

Q: Why is it that the liberal establishment (and others) in the West are currently displaying more outrage about the revelations of the stag party-style abuses of Iraqi detainees by stressed-out US soldiers last year, and even FAKED photos of British troops doing the same, than they are about the news of the innocent [...]

"Unsustainable"

“Consumerism” is one word they use. They talk a lot about “responsibility” and “society” and the “global” nature of the matter. Their point is that our lifestyles are “unsustainable” - that the way we live cannot continue indefinately, for a number of reasons; therefore we should be “responsible” and “change” accordingly. And [...]

File sharing: a libertarian response

I thought I’d spend a few moments setting out my take on the whole internet music file sharing thing. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and its European allies continue to be affronted by the technology and its users, regarding their peer-to-peer downloading networks as blatant breaches of copyright law and criminals in [...]

Today, May 3rd - and an inherent contradiction

I have, over the course of the past few weeks, struggled to find time for anything - and this weblog probably reflects that. But today is so significant that I had to find a few moments to comment on the inherent contradiction which lies at the heart of this culture.
Firstly, it is [...]

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