Democracy is a funny word.  In the strictest sense, it means “government by the people,” with decisions made […]

The State makes things happen that otherwise would not have. – Mariana Mazzucato Thomas Piketty isn’t the only […]

The recent release of Jose Padilha’s reboot of the RoboCop franchise offers ToM another opportunity to indulge in […]

“Democrats,” the Cato Institute recently observed, “are pinko-communist flag-burners who want to tax churches and use the money […]

[Editor’s note: this article originally appeared in the Intersections column on the KCET Departures website, June 27, 2013.] […]

If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United […]

Eavesdropping, censorship, recording, and surveillance are weapons of power. The technology of listening in on, ordering, transmitting, and […]

On August 23 the Wall Street Journal reported that National Security Agency (NSA) analysts abused their extraordinary power to […]