Internet

May 13, 2022 11:44 am

Billionaire Michael Saylor Believes in Bitcoin More Than Ever

Despite bitcoin’s steep slide, the CEO of MicroStrategy is bullish on its mass adoption.

Tags: Bitcoin, Inflation, Internet, money, REASON

May 13, 2022 1:00 am

Brickbat: You Didn’t Learn That Here

The Louisiana state Senate Education Committee has approved a bill barring students from accessing pornography or sexually explicit material on public university WiFi or internet services. State Sen. Beth Mizell, R–Franklinton, the author of the bill, said an investigation that found Louisiana State University mishandled numerous complaints of sexual misconduct “illustrated the need” to block…

Tags: censorship, Internet, REASON

May 11, 2022 3:26 pm

Will Bitcoin Billionaire Investor Michael Saylor End up at McDonald’s?

The MicroStrategy CEO and biggest corporate owner of bitcoin is HODLING for the long haul, come bull or bear market.

Tags: Bitcoin, Inflation, Internet, money, REASON

May 6, 2022 10:26 am

Gov. Polis Wants You…To Be in Charge of Your Own Life

The libertarianish Colorado Democrat is devolving decision-making to parents and trying to lower the income tax to zero.

Tags: free speech, immigration, Internet, REASON, taxes

April 29, 2022 1:00 pm

Jimmy Wales: What Wikipedia Got Right About Social Media

The co-founder of “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit” talks about the power of decentralization and the rise in subscription models for journalism.

Tags: free speech, Internet, libertarianism, REASON

April 28, 2022 8:41 am

Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Has Already Solved the Internet’s Problems

The online encyclopedia’s decentralized, Hayekian approach provides a model for Elon Musk as he assumes control of Twitter.

Tags: free speech, Internet, REASON

April 27, 2022 1:48 pm

Aella: Libertarian Sex Worker Turned Data Scientist

“I am not okay with you making laws that prevent me from doing what I feel is good for me.”

Tags: Internet, libertarianism, REASON, twitter

April 26, 2022 11:39 am

Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, and the Myth of Permanent Platform Power

Today’s big powerful companies could become tomorrow’s also-rans, no government intervention required.

Tags: CNN, Internet, REASON, twitter

April 25, 2022 1:05 pm

Jared Polis: The Most Libertarian Governor in America?

The Colorado Democrat supports abortion rights, school choice, letting kids play unsupervised, an end to COVID-19 overreach, and an income tax rate of “zero.”

Tags: free speech, Internet, REASON

April 9, 2022 3:00 am