Fascinating

Today I learned that you can’t buy an ad to run in Times Square that is critical of someone without their written permission. This is true of dictators: want to complain about Xi or Putin? Not unless they consent. 

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  1. What did Lenin say about selling the rope to hang themselves with?

    It was true, but truer yet was that allowing this eventually creates more freedom. That is eroding, I suspect. Though I admit, the market may be powerful enough to overcome that problem after all.

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