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#CorpSpeak: "Jefferson Was Right" about the dangers of corporations and of the Supreme Court by TokyoTom

"I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country." -- Thomas Jefferson , letter to to George Logan...
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It's "Too Late"?! See/enjoy this GREAT new Anthem of the Revolution. Perhaps, as Jefferson suggests, we need an anthem like this for our time by TokyoTom

There's a nice little music video out - just released by a speciality history curriiculum publishing firm - with a hsitory lesson that really seems to be hitting a chord with the growing chorus of people who are upset with government (including Glenn...
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#PoliticsInc: More on WHY #corpspeak is radical, nonsensical & dangerous judicial activism by TokyoTom

Below is another handy summary of my Constitutional arguments against #corpspeak and #politicsInc (Twiter hashtags, for those of you who may be unfamiliar with them), copied from another comment thread at Volokh Conspiracy . Readers should not forget...
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[Update] Geoengineering: Say It Ain`t So, Bill! World`s richest man revealed as sugar daddy to vicious/crackpot/envirofascist cult "scientists" by TokyoTom

[Note: Hope the obvious snark isn`t too confusing; some simple thoughts on an alternative view are at bottom.] An obviously deluded Bill Gates apparently: become a global warming/carbon cultist and/or been suckered by carbon-trading swindlers or modern...
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The crux of the Constitutional analysis of corporate "personhood" and "speech" by TokyoTom

Further to my four preceding posts , I copy below a further comment that I left on a thread at The Volokh Conspiracy , which I think summarizes the core Constitutional issue: TokyoTom says: John Dewey : Sorry, Tom. You can disagree with me, but the majority...
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Delicious! Corporation seeks to test its civil rights wings by running for Congress in Maryland by TokyoTom

PR.Watch.org succinctly summarizes: Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that corporations are entitled to the same free speech and political rights as American citizens, Murray Hill, Inc. , a public relations and advertising firm in Maryland has announced...
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Alice in Free Speech Wonderland: "Personal Corporatehood" as response to latest victory of corporations by TokyoTom

Further to my preceding posts on corporations and free speech , I invite others to read this semi-serious piece in Truthout that examines the implications of the United Citizens vs. FEC decision: " Personal Corporatehood: Coping With the Reason Divided...
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Free speech 2: Finally, someone else - Larry Lessig - gets it on state-created corporations and speech! by TokyoTom

Further to my preceding post on speech and corporations , I highly recommend Lawrence Lessig `s insightful short piece, " The Principled and Pure Court? A Reply to Glenn Greenwald " (HuffPo, January 27). For those who haven`t seen it yet, I...
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Supreme Court, others confused about "speech" because they ignore (1) that corporations are not themselves persons, but creatures of the state by TokyoTom

Further, virtually everyone has been ignoring (2) WHY it is that there is so much concern about corporations and their influence on (and vulnerability to) government: namely , states have allowed individuals (and now other corporations) to form separate...
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More insights on what's wrong with Haiti and how it can be fixed by TokyoTom

What needs to be done? Simply, an end to corrupt rule and heavy taxes and regulatory burdens, central planning and intrusive foreign aid "development" schemes (that feed local elites and foreign contractors), and free and open trade with foreign...
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[Update] Some food for thought on who (US/UN/others/Haitians) and what is responsible for making and keeping Haiti poor by TokyoTom

 

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Is a roll-back of the "War on Drugs" brewing? US House unanimously approves bill to establish study commission by TokyoTom

i ran across the following article in the UK's Independent , but surprisingly the news doesn't seem to have aroused the slightest interest in the US media: US waves white flag in disastrous 'war on drugs' After 40 years of defeat and failure...
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Avatar's theme of self-determination proves too subversive and successful in China and is abruptly yanked by censors by TokyoTom

I noted in my previous post - Avatar resonates in China - where standing up for property rights (and against "progress") can be downright subversive - that Avatar had hit a surprising chord in China. Perhaps not so surprisingly. China's...
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Evidence of ethical and inethical behavior among bacteria by TokyoTom

See Michael Gilberson , co-blogger with Lynne Kiesling at Knowledge Problem , discussing recent research: " Cooperation and cheating among bacteria ". I think we are beginning to see that ethical issues, that is, "problems" of cooperation...
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Resources on Elinor Ostrom by TokyoTom

[Note: This is a work in progress] Elinor Ostrom is the guru of CPR regimes; anyone interested should look into her fascinating and highly-regarded work, particularly her seminal and extensively researched Governing the Commons (1990). Here is a review...
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