The Sly Art of Bribery
International treaties on bribery are often cosmetic, which Walmart will soon find out.
The Ignoble History of Lobbying
Lobbying has been around as long as there have been politicians.
TRIPS down the wrong path
The April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day, which propagates myths about IP piracy.
Threat of Biological Weapons
The pharmaceutical industry has successfully lobbied to weaken the international Biological Weapons Treaty.
Seasteading
Seasteaders in the 1970s created their own country – the Principality of Minerva.
Democratic Farce at the World Bank
Once Jim Yong Kim was nominated by the US to head the World Bank he couldn’t lose. Since its formation, World Bank elections have been a farce.
The Golem President
Now that Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate, Karl Rove has a handy stash of $300 million to attack Obama. That will buy a lot of mud.
The Treason of Benjamin Franklin
There is a long history of leaks of confidential information, going back to Benjamin Franklin. Wikileaks Julian Assange is in good company.
Let’s have a free market in IP
The idea that IP is “property” needs to be challenged.
Climate Skeptics v Science Wonks
Savvy professional skeptics are encountering little opposition from science wonks who are media-shy.
Race to the Top
Miners fear a race to the top, as government tax their super-profits.
Water Wars
As population outstrips water resources the world could be entering a dangerous period.