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Taylor Swift Shows Us Why We Need to Shake Off Intellectual Property
There’s nothing wrong with using a phrase someone else came up with. But there is a lot wrong with coercively preventing such use.
Latin America—Which Model?
The region is at a crossroads
Big Firms Are Hardly Invincible. Just Ask Blackberry
As Blackberry’s story shows, being big is hardly a guarantee of prolonged success in the market.
Government Funded Science Has a Major Fraud Problem
The system of “checks and balances” in scientific research is completely off-kilter.
Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Education For the Better
Fear of new technologies, and the desire to control them, may have more to do with a fear of free people and the liberating potential of new technologies.
The Mouse Is Free: Steamboat Willie and Intellectual Property
Steamboat-era Mickey enters the public domain.
What Many Critics of Child Labor Overlook
Child labor can be fairly brutal, but the alternatives are often far worse.
Degrowth Kills People – Yes, Literally
The degrowth movement firmly identifies with social control or ownership of property
Authoritarian Governments with Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software
The precedent set by Saudi Arabia's questionable record in sports washing, coupled with its alleged involvement in human rights abuses should concern gamers
Price Controls Are Not What the Doctor Ordered
Price controls will continue to wreak havoc on the healthcare system
Milei´s Ode to Sacrifice
Best of luck, president Milei. The last job one ever wants is to be Argentina’s president at this juncture.