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Category Archives: economy
War On Workers
Dear Friends, It seems to me, regulators are waging war on workers. With the perfect paradigm of perverse incentives… in the name of protecting the worker, the environment, and the public. Regulators have made hiring Americans unprofitable. That’s why so … Continue reading
Posted in business, economy, Law, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged anti-establishment, compliance costs, deflation vs inflation, deregulation, economic nationalism, elite theory, Federal Reserve policy, federalist papers, H1-B visas, illegal immigration, immigration policy, institutional analysis, labor economics, madison, perverse incentives, political economy, political philosophy, Producer Price Index, regulatory capture, regulatory reform, Roman Republic parallels, systems theory, Thrasymachus, Trump administration policies, tyranny through complexity, unintended consequences, wage competition, worker displacement
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Limericks
Dear Friends, There once was a despot called the Ayatoller,Chanting death he would scream and holler,Rule by an end times sect,Their economy’s wrecked,And his last cronies are wearing a collar. There once was a woman named Malone,Her standards came down … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Group Politics, philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged corruption, Culture, dissent, elites, free speech, humor, limericks, media criticism, opinion, poetry, politics, propaganda, rhymes, Satire, tricked, tyranny
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The War Between Chaos And Order
Dear Friends, It seems to me, there’s a perpetual war going on for the future of mankind. Two opposing forces struggle to make the world in their own likeness. The war is between chaos and order… totalitarianism and anarchy vie. … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Group Politics, International Power, Judicial Sysytem, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged Aldous Huxley Brave New World, anarchy vs totalitarianism, balance of power, chaos and order struggle, chaos vs order, elites and populism, freedom vs safety, future of society, George Orwell 1984, government control, human nature and politics, justice and power, liberty vs tyranny, Orwell vs Huxley, perpetual war politics, political balance, political philosophy, totalitarianism vs anarchy
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Limericks
Dear Friends, Don’t attack Bondie she’s doing her job,Ducking and clucking for an inky blob,She doesn’t serve us,A double standard cuss,And faithfully serving her master Boss Hogg. The elite in the administrative state are the anointed,Democratically elected are overruled by … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Group Politics, International Power, philosophy
Tagged administrative state, American politics, anti-war, Current Events, deep state, expansionism, federal reserve, General Smedley Butler, interventionism, limerick, non-interventionism, poetry, political corruption, political satire, rhymed verse, Satire, war profiteering
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Cleverly Exploiting Natural Forces
Dear Friends, It seems to me, critical infrastructure should exploit nature as much as possible, thereby reducing failure points in such systems, like Fukushima. Instead of relying on onsite diesel generators, given the sloped land, why not build a pond, … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Judicial Sysytem, Societal Myth
Tagged abandoned wells, bureaucracy, clean energy, energy, energy policy, engineering, environmental design, finance, geothermal, gravity battery, infrastructure, innovation, nuclear safety, ORC, practical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability
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The Hubris Of The Experts
Dear Friends, It seems to me, the hubris of the experts will be the end of us all. Why is their hubris so much more dangerous than the guy on the street? We all have crazy thoughts now and then…? … Continue reading
Posted in business, economy, Group Politics, International Power, Judicial Sysytem, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged accountability, Alcibiades, appeal to authority, charisma over competence, cicero, Covid critique, expert hubris, government power, La Rochefoucauld, limits on government, Nicias, pandemic response, political philosophy, power and arrogance, public opinion, rhetoric and persuasion, Schopenhauer, skepticism of experts, Social Critique
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Decentralize Power
Dear Friends, It seems to me, if we want prosperity, fecundity, and health, we must decentralize power. Experts and elitists will say this is nonsense. Their entire paradigm is built around the notion that experts coupled with governmental money and … Continue reading
Posted in business, economy, Law, philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged administrative state, anti-progressivism, bureaucratic power, calvin coolidge, central planning failure, communism collapse, cultural decay, decentralization, deep state, frankfurt school, government overreach, income tax history, milton friedman, populism vs elitism, progressive era, Roaring Twenties, ronald Reagan, Trump deregulation, warren harding, woke ideology
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Limericks
Dear Friends, The elite say my speech is sacrosanct, But your opinion must be down ranked, When truth they face, They call place, And spin around because they’re outflanked. Merz Starmer and Macron do quite well, Ever with … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Group Politics, Judicial Sysytem, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth
Tagged authoritarianism, censorship, cocaine culture, cultural critique, Dark Humor, death camps, elite hypocrisy, free speech, limerick, media manipulation, moral clarity, October 7, philosophical questions, poetic justice, poetry, political commentary, resistance to evil, Satire, skynyrd reference, war crimes
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Failure Is A Feature
Dear Friends, It seems to me, the elite are reduced to arguing they’re stupid, not malevolent. How else can they frame their policy failures? I’m sure in their minds, the fault lies entirely with some janitor working third shift… and … Continue reading →