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Leftist condemnation of science

mardi 1 septembre 2015 à 02:00

Chomsky refutes the perverse postmodern leftist condemnation of science and even rationality.

Rotten judicial system in Egypt

mardi 1 septembre 2015 à 02:00

The conviction of three Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt is a sample of a thoroughly rotten judicial system.

Egypt is one of the countries that I would love to visit, if it were safe. But I don't feel I would be safe from imprisonment there now.

Harm to effective privacy

mardi 1 septembre 2015 à 02:00

The practice of publishing anything salacious that we hear other people saying does significant harm to effective privacy.

We should distinguish between proof of something really bad, like violence carried out by a thug, from mere clickbait such as a couple's breaking up.

"Transparency" for TTIP negotiations

mardi 1 septembre 2015 à 02:00

The EU promised "transparency" for the TTIP negotiations, but arranged to interpret that in a way that adds up to nothing. Even MEPs can't see anything meaningful.

The first level of dishonesty about this treaty is the idea that it is about "free trade". It's really about giving companies more power and democracy less power. That's why I call them "corporate supremacy treaties".

Personal data of students

mardi 1 septembre 2015 à 02:00

Several US states have passed inadequate laws to protect the privacy of personal data of students in school.

These laws are inadequate because companies should not get any personal information about any students. Schools should keep these data, and delete anything that does not need to be kept.