I highlight the early 2000s legal double standard where US tech companies avoided foreign regulations, such as French law, while the US government asserted its power to prosecute foreign nationals for their online activities.
This report covers the landmark 2001 ruling where a US judge found that French laws prohibiting the sale of Nazi memorabilia could not be enforced against Yahoo’s US-based servers, highlighting early conflicts in global internet jurisdiction.
I discovered a collection of bizarre and outdated US laws, including a strange Indiana statute that prohibits bathing during the winter. It is a humorous look at some of the most peculiar legal relics across the country.
Access the United States federal budget documents online through the Government Printing Office. This resource provides official fiscal data, economic reports, and budget projections directly from the historical digital archives of the US government.
Google began removing anti-Semitic search results on French and German domains to comply with local laws. I doubt this split-system will last and speculate on whether we'll see international internet law or improved geo-tracking to resolve conflicts.
I look at the extensive history of United States foreign interventions through William Blum's research and contrast it with The Economist's perspective on why the US should continue engaging in global affairs despite past meddling.