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UN head admits caving to threats

dimanche 12 juin 2016 à 02:00

UN Head Admits He Caved to Threats in Removing Saudi Coalition From Blacklist.

Trademark dispute over the word "thanks"

dimanche 12 juin 2016 à 02:00

Citigroup Is Suing AT&T For Using the Word "Thanks"

Trade marks are basically a useful system, but the US implements them without taking proper care of public interests.

The article foolishly uses the term "intellectual property" which confuses several unrelated laws and treats them as a single subject. Please don't ever generalize about these laws.

Koch Brothers fighting electric cars

dimanche 12 juin 2016 à 02:00

The Koch Brothers are lobbying to stop adoption of electric cars.

DEA wants prescription records

dimanche 12 juin 2016 à 02:00

The Drug Repression Agency wants to collect massive amounts of prescription records in order to place charges against people taking too many painkillers.

Some of them are suffering from horrible pain. Some of them are addicts, but prosecuting them is not going to help at all.

Today's celebrities

dimanche 12 juin 2016 à 02:00

Muhammad Ali shows by contrast the vacuousness of celebrities which are adulated today where in the past people admired heroes who had really done something.

This change was one of many pointed out by Daniel Boorstin's book, The Image.