Category Archives: International Power

Appeasement Begets War

Posted on July 25, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, it takes two for peace, and only one for war. Where one party to a conflict is intent upon war, war is inevitable, usually on the aggressor’s terms. No matter how much the … Continue reading →

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Ends and Means, Faith and Reason

Posted on July 18, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the ends do not justify the means; the means taint the ends. In the Machiavellian sense of good ends justifying bad means, the the logic is understood to be flawed. Not only flawed … Continue reading →

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Bernanke’s Speech

Posted on June 24, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the economic theater we have been watching this last week, is more about what is known but not said than what is said but not known. Bernanke’s speech after the Open Market committee meeting … Continue reading →

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Job Security

Posted on June 20, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, government is the only place where the worse job you do, the more job security you have. Union bosses would be wise to rip a page from the political elite’s handbook. For screwing your … Continue reading →

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Science, Philosophy and the Elite

Posted on June 17, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, as science advances the philosophy of people must advance as well, else a fundamental tension is set up, that must eventually catastrophically snap. When the growth in science outpaces the growth in moral philosophy, … Continue reading →

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World Verging on Crisis

Posted on June 13, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the World is melting down, but instead of trying to cool it off our leaders are adding uranium. There is not a corner of the World that is not in some kind of turmoil … Continue reading →

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Nothing Discredits a Philosophy More Effectively than Violence

Posted on May 20, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, nothing discredits a philosophy more effectively than violence. Those that resort to violence, to hold practitioners, convert people to their way of thinking or punish those that disagree, disprove their philosophy more effectively than … Continue reading →

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This Scandal Ridden Administration

Posted on May 16, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, President Obama has presided over the most scandal ridden administration since the founding of the United States. His scandals are not only regular but they are profoundly perverse. No other president in my lifetime … Continue reading →

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Banghazi and the Fall of America

Posted on May 9, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if my government lies to me it is called politics, but if I lie to my government, it is a felony. I am held to a higher standard of action than government officials. When … Continue reading →

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Basic Human Worth

Posted on April 29, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, every human being has intrinsic worth, no matter his or her mental status, race, age, religion or any other arbitrary definition. We are more than a sophisticated explosive delivery device, more than a machine … Continue reading →

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