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How Governments Quietly Tax Their Own People Under the Guise of Trade War Governments love a good story. One of their favourites is the tale of the tariff as a weapon of economic defence, a noble measure to protect domestic industries, save jobs, and fortify national strength. It’s a

The president’s plan for reciprocal tariffs sounds good in theory. But there was a reason the United States abandoned the approach a century ago. The gains would be few and the costs enormous.

Discussion of ways in which I am changing course in my publishing ventures.

At this point it is safe to say that software engineers are not in any immediate danger of being replaced by AI. So why do people keep trying to do just that?

“Ratfucking” is the art of carrying out dirty tricks and crafty maneuvers, usually in the name of winning an election. Originating from slang used in …

Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.

We emphasize that orgs are sociotechnical systems. What follows is an account of a real-world “near-miss” that Honeycomb experienced.

Before Elvis, before the Beatles, way before Michael Jordan, there was Willie Mays. Willie was new. He was cool. The face on his baseball card was coltish and

In its exaggerated critique of Wikipedia's standards for reliable sources, the Media Research Center attempts a striking feat of false equivalence

The impeachment trial didn’t change any minds. Here’s why.

The collapse of our democratic institutions isn’t unstoppable. Saving them requires understanding what we’re fighting for—and how human freedom actually works in our technological age. Truth isn’t …

When I first moved to Bowen Island back in 2001, there was a very active discussion board of Bowen Island issues called the Bowen Island Phorum. This was a typical late 1990s bulletin board type we…

That’s not how separation of powers works under the U.S. Constitution.

Web dev at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland

A list of White House DOGE staffers shows about 30 young tech, finance, and legal professionals remaking the federal government.

Soundtrack: Bad Religion — The Resist Stance A great deal of what I write feels like narrating the end of the world — watching as the growth-at-all-costs, hyper-financialized Rot Economy seemingly tarnishes every corner of our digital lives. My core frustration isn't just how shitty things have gotten, but how said shittiness

Use this article … 95 years after I’m dead.