So uncritically do we accept the idea of property in culture that we don't even question when the control of that property removes our ability, as a people, to develop our culture democratically.

Lawyers rarely test their power, or the power they promote, against this simple pragmatic question: "Will it do good?" When challenged about the expanding reach of the law, the lawyer answers, "Why not?

The war against illegal file-sharing is like the church's age-old war against masturbation. It's a war you just can't win.

Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good - for society, and not just for monopoly holders.

The popular choice is not elected as president.

"Writing" is the Latin of our times. The modern language of the people is video and sound.

My work about corruption is to get people to see it less as a moral issue (right/wrong) and more as an economic issue (economies of influence and their effect).