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• Privacy? What Privacy?
  By Mark T. Mitchell | Jun 7
  
  

  Is there such thing as a private email? Are there limits to what the government can access? From The Washington Post:
  The National Security Agency…

• The Cost of Commuity
  By Mark T. Mitchell | Jun 7
  
  

  Community isn’t easy:
  In college I took political theory classes that routinely covered the subject of community. The classes even emphasized our era’s tragic shortage…

• Kirkpatrick Sale on Nullificat...
  By Mark T. Mitchell | Jun 6
  
  

  TAC has a review by Sale that champions nullification and (perhaps) secession.
  Nullification acts have been introduced in state legislatures all across the country, particularly…

• Energy Use and Mediated Desire
  By Jason Peters | Jun 6
  
  

  In this brief and fairly interesting TED talk Alex Laskey suggests that social, not material, science can help us save energy–and therefore money (and maybe,…

• Some Good Reasons to Buy Local
  By Mark T. Mitchell | Jun 5
  
  

  Here’s an article that makes a good case for spending your money close to home. An excerpt:
  At the most basic level, when you buy…

• Walmart Produce: Local and Sus...
  By Mark T. Mitchell | Jun 4
  
  

  Walmart is attempting to capitalize on the interest in fresh, local produce. Will their 100% no questions money back guarantee put them at the head…