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Tag Archives: privatization
Law & State in Russia
Video of Robert Amsterdam speaking at the University of Illinois about the political-symbolic nature of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s prosecution for fraud in 2005. The transformation of the Khodorkovsky trial into a grotesque perversion of justice is enormously revealing about the nature … Continue reading
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Tagged 2005, Champaign, fraud, justice, Khodorkovsky, Law, privatization, prosecution, Putin, Robert Amsterdam, Russia, show trial, Soviet, University of Illinois, Urbana
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Privatization Under Thatcher
Short video clip on Maggie’s privatization efforts in the 1980s, and the intellectual rationale behind expanding the investor class. It’s not about creating prosperity, it’s about educating a nation in what makes prosperity possible.
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Tagged 1980s, Britain, capitalism, Economics, Education, privatization, prosperity, Thatcher, UK
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The History of Privatopia
Over the Christmas break John Robb tried his hand at being a libertarian Edward Bellamy of sorts, writing a historical overview of a fully privatized United States from the vantage of 2025. It’s not a society I’d care to live … Continue reading
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Tagged allegory, Brave New War, Edward Bellamy, future history, Libertarianism, Novels, privatization, retrofuturism, Science Fiction
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