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europe
8y
Does Europe Have a Common Culture?
I read a big post by Dan Wang recently. The post is about Imperial China and Wang formulates some pretty good questions there, the questions that can be asked not only about old China but about old Europe
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government
8y
Ancient Egypt and Soviet Russia
“When one reflects on the immense number of transactions, in miscellaneous items ranging from rolls of papyrus or hoes to sacks of grain or baskets of fruit and jars of honey, which were entailed in measuring,
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censorship
8y
Zuckerberg has promised to US senators to create a Ministry of Truth
Here's his words from today's senate hearing: "Overall, I would say that we’re going through a broader philosophical shift in how we approach our responsibility as a company. For the first 10 or 12
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liberty
10y
I LOVE NYT
First The New York Times article blames Gary Johnson for not knowing what Aleppo is and implies that it disqualifies him from the race. Then, at the end of the article: Correction: September
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liberty
10y
How (not) to use EU funds
Recently a Czech newspaper ran a story of a guy who used EU funds to open a brothel. Here it is (in Czech). The funds were grunted in the EU rural development framework. EU doesn't think that brothels
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cryptocurrencies
10y
EU Plans Database of Bitcoin Users with Identities and Wallet Addresses
"The European Commission is proposing the creation of a database that will hold information on those using virtual currencies and that will record data on the users' real-world identity, along with
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libertarians
10y
Could you please vote in a small poll I've made?
It seems that the Libertarian presidential campaign has changed its unofficial slogan. It traditionally was "Fiscally Conservative, Socially Liberal" Now it's become "Fiscally Responsible,
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firemarms
10y
Czech Letter to a MEP about firearms
A great letter. We people shouldn't explain politicians why we have rights. "I hear similar questions quite often Why is it so big issue? Who needs it, and what for, anyway? Such answer usually provokes
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firearms
10y
EU : You cannot stop terrorism by restricting legal gun ownership.
European Parliament is the last hope to stop EU-wide restrictions on firearms proposed by the European Commission. The European Council supported most of the Commission's proposals by banning "most
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brexit
10y
Don't leave. Lead!
A Eurosceptic case for Remain I'm living on the Continent and I'm Eurosceptic. EU is a clumsy monster, suffocating us with tons of bureaucratic regulations - there's no doubt about that. I'm not buying
