Clarence Lee Swartz: What is Mutualism? (1927)
Filed under book | Tags: · economy, libertarianism, liberty, money, mutualism, politics, property rights
A classic text on Mutualism.
“MUTUALISM – A Social System Based on Equal Freedom, Reciprocity, and the Sovereignty of the Individual Over Himself, His Affairs, and His Products; Realized Through Individual Initiative, Free Contract, Cooperation, Competition, and Voluntary Association for Defense Against the Invasive and for the Protection of Life, Liberty and Property of the Non-invasive.”
Written in collaboration with The Mutualist Associates
Publisher: Vanguard Press, New York, April 1927
Outlines of Social Philosophies series
238 pages
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IdN v18n3: Glitch Issue — Making the Perfect Accidents (2011)
Filed under magazine | Tags: · code, design, glitch, graphic design, software, typography
It started out as a software malfunction – now it is a design genre. Instead of holding their hands up in horror and crying: “Oh, oh, we have a glitch!”, the artists featured in this article say: “Whoopee! We have a glitch!” – and proceed to make the most of it.
The corruption of a binary code can produce some surprisingly attractive effects, so why turn your back on them? Here, 12 creatives from a range of design fields explain how they incorporate these happy accidents into their work – and we show you the remarkable results. It may change your mind forever about the meaning of the word “mistake”.
Featuring: Benjamin Gaulon | Chris Seddon | Clement Valla | Justin Blyth | Kim Asendorf | Misha Shyukin | Olivier Ratsi | Quayola | Rob Sheridan | Rogier de Boevé | Sebastian Onufszak | Tokyo22
section of the magazine, July 2011
30 of 108 pages
Daniel J Solove: Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security (2011)
Filed under book | Tags: · data mining, internet, law, politics, privacy, security, surveillance, technology, terrorism
“If you’ve got nothing to hide,” many people say, “you shouldn’t worry about government surveillance.” Others argue that we must sacrifice privacy for security. But as Daniel J. Solove argues in this important book, these arguments and many others are flawed. They are based on mistaken views about what it means to protect privacy and the costs and benefits of doing so. The debate between privacy and security has been framed incorrectly as a zero-sum game in which we are forced to choose between one value and the other. Why can’t we have both?
In this concise and accessible book, Solove exposes the fallacies of many pro-security arguments that have skewed law and policy to favor security at the expense of privacy. Protecting privacy isn’t fatal to security measures; it merely involves adequate oversight and regulation. Solove traces the history of the privacy-security debate from the Revolution to the present day. He explains how the law protects privacy and examines concerns with new technologies. He then points out the failings of our current system and offers specific remedies. Nothing to Hide makes a powerful and compelling case for reaching a better balance between privacy and security and reveals why doing so is essential to protect our freedom and democracy.
Publisher Yale University Press, 2011
ISBN 0300172311, 9780300172317
256 pages