Silicon Valley folks care very much about the freedom to change and grow, but unfortunately they don’t often think deeply about the idea of freedom in general. This is further proof that the Valley isn’t libertarian in the way most think. To see my column on this topic, click here.

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I’m on vacation in Europe. Will post more thoughts when I get back. Thanks for visiting my site!

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That’s what Supreme Court Justice Kennedy would have said if he were impersonating the Big Lebowski. What he actually said was this: “Under our Commerce Clause jurisprudence, these regulations cannot stand.” Translation: It is now illegal for states to outlaw online wine sales from other states. New York and Michigan were two [...]

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You know how so-called “consumer” groups always make dire predictions about what will happen if a merger is approved by regulators? Well, I decided to go back and look at some of their old predictions. What I found was a lot of hype and even more reason to ignore their irrational arguments. [...]

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I’m in Las Vegas this weekend for freedom fest. If you’re here, come see me speak about Silicon Valley libertarians at 4pm tomorrow.

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I highly recommend a new book called More Than Human by Ramez Naam. He makes the case that the desire and implementation of biological enhancement is entirely human. Here’s a column I wrote weaving some of his ideas in with the controversy over “designer babies” in the UK.

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Agenda includes the Telco Act of ‘96, the Central America Free Trade Agreement, preserving stock options as compensation features, patent reform, and spyware. For more, see this story.

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Now, it’s also a tower for WiMax. Speakeasy is a cool company, and this should be one more piece of evidence to regulators around the country that there is *not* a monopoly in the broadband space. Don’t think anyone’s arguing that? Just take a look at this article about California.

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Here’s the story. Parents Raj and Shahana Hashmi have been through a lot to help their son who has a terminal illness.

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Of course, some in the medical profession are opposing this tech on the basis of safety, but when your heart stops, it’d be nice to have one of these handy.

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Now here’s a study we’ve all been waiting for — not only is red wine an antioxidant, but it might help with brain activity too.

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