Today's links

Podcasting "I Quit": My essay on smoking cessation, doubt, denial, and the worst corporations on Earth.
New York to revolutionize antitrust: "Consumer Welfare" is bad for your welfare.
New York to revolutionize voting: The SAFE Act and PAVE Act ride again!
Competition tames ISPs: How living on the wrong side of the street can cost you thousands of dollars.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Today's links

Fraud-resistant election-tech: A "transparent" ballot-marking device.
Big Tech's secret weapon is switching costs, not network effects: Mr Zuckerberg, tear down that wall.
Podcasting How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Part 2.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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