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.
Politics
The Political Animal
Racism: Charlottesville
Racism is as old as humanity. But the word, and the concept, are quite recent.
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths
To understand who we are today, we need to understand kings, conquerors, and their dysfunctions, and what life looked like in their kingdoms. It wasn’t pretty.
The 6 Branches of Government
We started our with only 3 Branches of Government, but two others have emerged, which menace the democracy. The 6th Branch of Government must step up and take its rightful place as the 1st Branch of Governm
Alienable Rights
Guarantees are human constructs, not divine. If we do not provide and protect our beliefs, they are simply alienable rights.
America in One Word
How can we sum up all of America in One Word? It’s a challenge, but an important exercise. Needless to say, in a democracy, there are many different responses.
Gender Equity & Pointless Ambition
Too often, gender equity pursues a masculine success of domination and pointless ambition, ironically making ‘equal rights’ offensively anti-egalitarian.
Human Prosperity
Human prosperity has increased dramatically in the past 100 years. But we tend to focus on the glitzy technology, and overlook the big reasons for it.
The Deadly Game of Hawk-Dove
In hawk-dove, we are presented with a disturbing situation. We ask, Who is better, hawks or doves, war mongers or peace makers? Who ultimately wins? And the analysis is disturbing: neither does, because both do.
The Deep (White) State
Trump is right: a deep state exists within the US government. But it is a deep white state. This informal apparatus is neither liberal nor conservative, but impartial, and regulative.