Category Archives: International Power

What Form Compassion?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that compassion is not really a relative term. Compassion is both self effacing and uplifting to another. Compassion is never insidious. Is this compassion… If a government provided it’s people, free of charge regardless … Continue reading →

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Happy 100th Birthday Ron Reagan!

Posted on February 7, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that Ronald Reagan was a great president. He took the United States, from an economic point similar to the one we are in, and turned it around to have low unemployment, good growth in … Continue reading →

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Productive Effort VS Killing Each Other

Posted on February 3, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that now would be a good time for a world leader to negotiate a world mission to build a permanent moon base in 10 years. Doing so would have many effects on world politics … Continue reading →

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Protyranists

Posted on January 27, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that there is never a dearth of people who think they know how others should live. They themselves are reticent to have any other person have any input into how they should live even … Continue reading →

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International Competition for Jobs

Posted on January 23, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me the fundamental misconception, that world leaders and the public at large have about jobs and the world economy, is that the various countries of the world are in competition for jobs, when nothing could … Continue reading →

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The Threat of Regulation

Posted on January 3, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! It seems to me that if the Obama administration goes through with it’s threat, to go around Congress by enacting reams of regulation, it will be an excellent example for the rest of the World … Continue reading →

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Korean Crisis

Posted on November 29, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, that the mounting tensions between North Korea and South Korea, are simply a contrived “teaching moment” for the Dear Leader’s son, and heir apparent. The tyrant to be must learn the weakness of the … Continue reading →

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Three Paths to Virtue in Society

Posted on November 7, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that for a market system to function properly the people must be honest. As the people that make up a society become less honest, for whatever reason, the market becomes less and less efficient … Continue reading →

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Failure is Not an Option… It’s a Standard Feature

Posted on September 12, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that The Obama administration makes my arguments better than I ever could. They prove over and over the validity of my assertions. For that I love this administration. I fear the result of their … Continue reading →

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Chimerica and the Global Economy

Posted on September 9, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the Chimerica analogy is apt but misses a critical point. The Chimerica analogy is… That the growth we saw during the first decade of the 2000‘s was a result of China producing products, … Continue reading →

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