Media and Culture
The Week in Review: July 23, 2016
As expected, this week's political convention failed to offer any real solutions to the problems we face.
NBC’s The Blacklist: Why Reddington Is Better than the State
The Blacklist's Raymond Reddington illustrates how private-sector criminals are often better than the public-sector kind.
FTC Cracks Down on Sponsored Content
Even if consumer protection regulation is motivated by good intentions, it inevitably undermines competition and consumer welfare.
Wild Grumblers Appear: T-Mobile’s Pokémon Go Deal and Net Neutrality
The grumblers say that T-Mobile's free data for Pokémon Go violates a net neutrality rule.
Politicians Target Pikachu
Villainous Team Rocket may not have been able to stop Pikachu, but they are mere amateurs compared to the State.
“Gun Violence” as a Rhetorical Trick in the Gun-Control Debate
When a pundit refers to "gun violence" when the discussion is about homicide, they're usually trying to hide something.
EU Hints It May Stop Speaking English To Spite UK
This week, the EU suggested that it would no longer allow English as an official language, and the Irish will speak Gaelic instead.