SOCIALISM:  BOGEYMAN OR SAVIOR?

SOCIALISM:  SOCIETY’S BOGEYMAN OR SAVIOR? Here’s our video about socialism which includes the inevitable discussion of communism and Marxism.  We also talk about and compare the economic performances of capitalistic, communistic,  and socialistic systems.  We also discuss democratic socialism and social democratic political parties. We uploaded this video to Youtube on March 7, 2021, but Read More …

THE NO JOKE VITALLY IMPORTANT 2022 ELECTIONS

[ANALYSIS AND OPINION]   [We know, we know. “ It’s the economy stupid !”  But should it be?  What follows is our analysis of why the normal rules of rational voting conduct have to be re-considered in the 2022 midterms. For those who insist on focusing on the economy and more immediate and practical concerns Read More …

AMERICA IN DANGER

[ANALYSIS and OPINION.] A politically polarized and divided America is a weak America. A weak America is a less influential actor in international affairs and makes the world a more dangerous place. It also makes everyday life here at home less certain, prone to social disharmony, less business-friendly and thus a far less pleasant place Read More …

Musings of a Fifty-Year Graduate

[ANALYSIS and OPINION.]   As I write this, it is the 50th Anniversary of my high school graduation.  I won’t get into how Watergate compares to January 6th and/or how the Vietnam War compares to Ukraine etc.  Suffice it to say these are extremely precarious, and even dangerous, times both in terms of international relations Read More …

SURVIVING WORLD CRISES, BEST PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH

The world is in crisis. Discusses the rationale for fact-based problem solving decision making and the need to subordinate the historical philosophies and ideological viewpoints of the past. Read More …