novembro 2024

Speaking Freely: Anriette Esterhuysen

Speaking Freely: Anriette Esterhuysen

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*This interview took place in April 2024 at NetMundial+10 in São Paulo, Brazil. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  Anriette Esterhuysen is a human rights defender and computer networking trailblazer from South Africa. She has pioneered the use of Internet and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to promote social justice in South Africa and throughout the world, focusing on affordable Internet access. She was the executive director of Association for Progressive Communications from 2007 to 2017.  In […]

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Taiwan Arms Backlog, October 2024 Update: New Air Defense Sales and Javelin Delivery

Taiwan Arms Backlog, October 2024 Update: New Air Defense Sales and Javelin Delivery

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Eric Gomez and Benjamin Faber In October 2024, Congress received notification of two new arms sales for Taiwan, and the Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed the final delivery of Javelin anti-tank missiles. The net value of the US arms sale backlog to Taiwan increased by $1.86 billion, bringing the backlog’s total value to $22.39 billion. Figure 1 shows the current composition of the backlog by category of weapons system. Toggle between the tabs of Figure 2 to […]

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Draper on War: When Is War Just?

Draper on War: When Is War Just?

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The week, David Gordon guides us through the thoughts of Kai Draper in his book, War and Individual Rights. Dr. Gordon praises a great deal of Draper’s argumentation, but has some criticisms.

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Is Javier Milei Actually Improving Argentina?

Is Javier Milei Actually Improving Argentina?

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Santiago Forster and Agustín Dante Rombolá debate the resolution, “Free market President Javier Milei of Argentina has been making tangible progress toward improving the Argentinian economy.” Taking the affirmative is Forster, a fellow at Fundación Rioplatense de Estudios, a South American think-tank dedicated to “spreading the principles of freedom, private initiative, free market, Rule of Law, and limited government.” He is currently a student in International Business & International Affairs at Northeastern University, where he also serves as […]

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Healthcare question – premature birth

Healthcare question – premature birth

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My friend and his wife live in Barcelona. They’re both Americans. They recently had their first child, but it was a pretty traumatic experience. At 24 weeks, my friend’s wife developed an infection in the amniotic sac, which was a signal the pregnancy was failing. They went to their local hospital and were immediately checked into the intensive care unit. The doctors began to work. They gave her steroids while the baby was still inside the womb to […]

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