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Klaas Mensaert

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As a bioinformatician, Mensaert has been inspired by decentralized, bottom-up processes that can be observed both in nature and in the best of human endeavors—ideas such as the free market and the scientific process. As a former member of the Belgian Pirate Party, he has observed both the capabilities and weaknesses of political parties.

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The Flaws That Kill Our Democracy

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The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World

by Patrick Wyman

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The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter

by Melissa Lane

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Klaas Mensaert and 11 other people liked Paul's review of Against Intellectual Monopoly: "This book has many strengths. It is quite thorough. You can find it for free on-line (rightly so). It's packed with terrific history on patents, beginning with their inception as a royal privilege (sister of the trading company). The book wears a bit " Read more of this review »
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