Liberal and Conservative, Left and Right
In popular usage, ‘left’ and ‘right’ have come to mean the same thing as ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative,’ respectively. This is a critical mistake.
Politics
The Political Animal
Abraham Talks about Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths
Joseph N. Abraham speaks about his upcoming book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation.
Socialist Governments vs Capitalist Markets
Socialist governments vs capitalist markets, left vs right. These obscure the point: the only true American ideology should be pragmatism.
Dumb Rich People
The truly rich are united by a single thing: a desire to be rich. But there is no genius involved, only a willingness to sacrifice more important things in order to pursue money. They’re just dumb rich people.
Fear Mongers, Anger Mongers
Conservatives were delighted to see Obama go. Well, most conservatives. There were some hard-to-the-right conservatives who probably wept when he left.
The gun manufacturers…
Human Connections: Social Matrix Algebra
We don’t readily understand the complex ways we are all tied together; social matrix algebra, a matrix algebra practical application, can help.
How to Fix Congress
Before we can fix government, we need to fix Congress. The problem in Congress is minority rule, but the privacy of the ballot box could restore political moderation.
Dead, Dead, Dead: The Thanatocracy
Constitutional fundamentalists, like other fundamentalists, yield thought and free will in worship and submission to the dead authority of the thanatocracy, a system that is dead, dead, dead.
Ridiculing Neo-Nazis
Ridiculing neo-Nazis and other extremists is a powerful tool, but one that can also backfire badly. It is imperative that we offer carrots with the sticks.
Racism: Charlottesville
Racism is as old as humanity. But the word, and the concept, are quite recent.