“Are digital commons and urban commons doomed to feed the hand that bites them?”—Tom Slee
“There is nothing occurring anywhere on the planet which reasonably justifies the existence of the CIA, the FBI or the NSA. The degree to which someone disagrees with this assertion is the degree to which that person can be relied upon to sacrifice you and your interests should the occasion ever arise.”—Jack Crow
“David Cameron is beginning to realise that the problem with tax havens (and their attraction for those who use them) isn’t their low tax rates, it’s their secrecy laws.”—ejoftheweb
“I don’t recognize the gay rights movement anymore. It’s about as vital and energetic as a trade show. Somewhere along the line, the message that arose from that movement changed from being ‘be who you are, without apology’ to ‘we can’t help it, so please let us, thanks.’”—Freddie
“Crony capitalism IS capitalism.”—Patrick Dyer
“I think all these ‘free trade’ agreements the US is up to are largely a tactic to head off and preempt the development of good magna-carta-style international law with corrupt-cronyism-style (a la East India Company) international law.”—Poor Richard