Apr 18, 20241 min readThe privacy bill that exempts government and beefs up the FTCLast week, a discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act was published. Considering I’ve written about the need for a national privacy law for some time, I wanted to be sure I gave it a …
Jan 7, 20131 min readReason -- How Disney Cashes In on Corporate WelfareMy article on Disney was reprinted on Reason Magazine. Generations of children and adults worldwide have grown up on Walt Disney comics and movies featuring Mickey Mouse and thousands of other …
Jan 3, 20135 min readDisney Subsidy Nation: Mickey Mouse in bed with Uncle SamBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Since his first appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willy,” there has been no greater American ambassador than Mickey Mouse, the …
Dec 12, 20121 min readArticle on Reason.com: Michigan Lawmakers Pass Right-to-Work LawAnother article of mine was reprinted on Reason’s website, this time on Michigan passing “right-to-work” legislation. Reason is a libertarian magazine that features great commentary and analysis on …
Dec 3, 20121 min readArticle on Reason.com: How Tampa’s Surveillance State Profited from the Republican National ConventionAnother article of mine was reprinted on Reason’s website, showing how the leftover spoils from the Republican National Convention have left a police state in the city of Tampa, Fla. Reason is a …
Nov 26, 20121 min readArticle on Reason.com: Florida Weighs Corporate Welfare for New Sports StadiumAnother article of mine was reprinted on Reason’s website, detailing the push for Tampa Bay taxpayers to pick up the tab for a new baseball stadium. Reason is a libertarian magazine that features …
Nov 20, 20121 min readArticle on Reason.com: Florida Officials Seek to Ban Cell Phone Use in Cars and Public MeetingsUnbeknownst to me, an article I wrote was reprinted on Reason’s website, detailing the creeping efforts of Florida public officials to make ban cell phones in cars and public meetings. Reason is a …