I wonder whether the United States will act like a big bubble with its elites clinging to power and collapse like the Roman Empire, or eventually rise to the challenge and transform itself, decentralizing and seeking constructive social solutions like … Continue reading →
Ending PAC and Corporate donations to political parties and election campaigns is the first step to solving Washington’s problems and returning the government to the people. Candidates from both political parties agree that “Washington is broken.” At left is an … Continue reading →
Social conservatives have been put on the defensive by gay activists who have been getting laws passed that support homosexual marriages. They have reacted by promoting laws and constitutional amendments in the states and the federal government that would define … Continue reading →
I am not surprised at the jubilation in response to the death of Osama bin Laden, yet I believe, a more wise and mature response would not be to cheer or gloat over the defeat of an enemy, but only … Continue reading →
In recent days it has been popular to attack General Electric Corporation for not paying any corporate taxes on the $14.2 billion in profits it made last year, $5.1 billion of which was made in the U.S. When the country … Continue reading →
Some large corporations are now using patents to gain monopoly control of products that have been used by traditional societies for hundreds of years. These patent abuses are particularly alarming in the areas of medicine and food, the things necessary … Continue reading →
The truism “The Smaller the Government, the Greater the Representation” is going to be difficult to implement in Egypt, Tunisia, and elsewhere as the world clamors for democracy. For, the model they look up to, the United States, has largely … Continue reading →
As we watch the out-of-control debt rise in the United States, it is worth thinking about whether it is wise, or even moral, for a government to borrow money. I will argue that, in most cases, it is immoral. Borrowing … Continue reading →
Cybernetics is a simple way to analyze systems of any type, and can be used to graphically display government tinkering with normally stable social systems. The black box is the simplest way to describe inputs, outputs and feedback without having … Continue reading →
There is a long history of economic bubbles in the United States going back to the Mississippi bubble in the 18th century. Bubbles are caused by speculation in which people grow wealthy by some scheme in which later comers to … Continue reading →
