The past several days have seen an explosion of criticism of Indonesia’s new draft law regulating music. This bill, which was introduced some time ago but which appears to suddenly be a legislative priority, includes several passages that would constrain the content, production, and promotion of contemporary music. Passage 5 forbids music that criticizes religions, […]
Category: Politics
Uncertainty and the Effects of Russian Electoral Interference
The debate about Russian interference in the 2016 election has focused primarily on what did they do and secondarily on how many votes did they change? Most self-styled “responsible” voices (see, e.g., here) hold that the Russian electoral interference probably did not swing the election (although also see here for a contrary view), and some […]
