Sunday, June 23, 2013

Policy Fallacy 007: Eponymous Anonymous

In this episode, Rex (returned from sequester!) and Joe vote on what happens when you switch to a secret ballot. Then they imagine a world where the government makes you use your real name when you do stuff like post snarky comments about a podcast on the internet.

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Links of the week
What is a secret ballot? (Wikipedia)
Spagnoli article on secret ballot vs. open vote
Negative Vote Buying and the Secret Ballot (IMF)
China's new internet registration rules (China Digital Times)
Story about all that stolen Korean data (Naked Security)
Article about real name internet registration (Atlantic)
Unintended consequences of real name cell phone registration (Tech in Asia)

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Policy Fallacy 006: China Dream

In this episode, Joe is joined by China vice-expert Tobias Results for an all China extravaganza. Listen to learn how property taxes are driving up the divorce rate and how opening up your economy can make for a choppy waterbed.

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Policy Fallacy 005: Ketching Up On Patents

In this episode, Joe and Rex hit the drive thru. Oh no! Did ketchup just spill all over? No it did not, thanks to the dip & squeeze container. One guy thinks Heinz stole the idea from him, so they talk about that some. And somewhere in there is a discussion of the unintended consequences of patents. And then there's a new law in Vermont that aspires to address some of those unintended consequences. And, new theme music!

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