Pattern of Behavior: Did Amazon Steal Its Way to Cloud Computing Prominence?
I am beginning to wonder if Amazon has ever done anything straight-shooting and/or above board – to acquire its massive market dominance […]
Tag: Technology
Let’s Not Entirely Cede Cryptocurrencies to Already-Dominant Communist China
We have oft documented the decades’ worth of really awful trade deals in which the United States has participated. Chief country amongst […]
When a Government Contract Process Is This Crony Corrupt – You Should Start Over
The old workman’s saying is: Measure twice – cut once: “One should always double check one’s measurements before cutting materials to minimize […]
Let’s Not Over-Regulate Cryptocurrencies into a Chinese Monopoly
Like most people, the mysterious world of digital currencies remains for the most part…well, a bit of a mystery. I’ve occasionally dived […]
How Does One Stop Cronyism? One Crony at a Time
The federal government spends a whopping four trillion dollars per year. And prior to the Donald Trump Administration’s most overdue and much […]
Bezos and His Amazon Continue to Royally Rip Off Taxpayers
This last week delivered us an end to a nauseating year-plus saga. Which consisted of the World’s Richest Man Jeff Bezos private […]
Don’t Let Russia-Funded Environmentalists Tamper with Our Election and Your Vote
Happy Election Day, All. Still astride us like a drunk, very stupid Colossus – is the Robert Mueller investigation into the non-existent […]
When Campaign Finance ‘Transparency’ – Ain’t At All Transparent
In no small part because of very stupid, anti-First Amendment campaign finance “reform” laws – there exist non-profit entities that were created […]
Yet Another Reason Not to Monopolize Government Data: China Hacks and Spies
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has for the last several months been considering private sector bids to provide the DoDs […]
The Trump Administration Shouldn’t Help Big Music Rob Songwriters
Whenever the issue of songwriting royalties arises, the most common reaction is “Wait a second – the federal government sets music royalty […]