Tag Archives: government

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 →

Posted in International Power, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy | Tagged appeasment, corruption, education, evil, government, government spending, incentive, International Capitalist Party, islamofascists, janissaries, Law, market system, media, Obama, politicians, politics, poverty, rational maximiser, supplication, tyranny, war, war on terror | Leave a comment

Exploiting Trayvon Martin’s Death for Crass Political Gain

Posted on July 22, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the controversy about the Trayvon Martin/Zimmerman case, has little to do with race but a great deal to do with liberty. The crass race baiters in our country have made millions upon millions … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, polictics of class envy | Tagged anti capitalist, capitalism, capitalist, constitution, corruption, crass political gain, Distributive Justice, economy, elite, government, government spending, group, group politics, incentive, International Capitalist Party, Law, market system, media, meritocracy, political favor, politicians, politics, poverty, redistribution, regulation, socialist, society, trayvon, zimmerman | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in economy, Group Politics, International Power, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, polictics of class envy, Societal Myth | Tagged anti capitalist, capitalism, capitalist, communist, constitution, corruption, economics, economy, education, elite, ends justify the means, evil, faith, good, government, government spending, health care, incentive, International Capitalist Party, jobs, Law, Lawyers, logic, market system, means taint the ends, media, meritocracy, politicians, politics, poverty, progressive, rational maximiser, rationalize, reason, recession, redistribution, regulation, socialist, society, sophist, tax, the ends justfy the means, tyranny | Leave a comment

Morality, Groups and Government

Posted on July 11, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if something is wrong for me to do, it is wrong for anyone to do, if it is wrong for anyone to do, then it is wrong for a group to do… and … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, polictics of class envy | Tagged constitution, corruption, government, government spending, group, incentive, International Capitalist Party, Law, market system, means justify the ends, media, meritocracy, mo ti, morality, natural law, politicians, politics, poverty, progressive, rational maximiser, redistribution, Sophistry, wrong | Leave a comment

Scandal, Outrage and Changing the Subject

Posted on July 4, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the NSA scandal has been turned from a government outrage against a fundamental aspect of Constitutional authority, to a personal story about the leaker. The magnitude of the offense to the Constitution’s provision, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, polictics of class envy, Societal Myth | Tagged AP, corruption, economy, elite, government, government spending, group, incentive, International Capitalist Party, irs, Law, market system, media, meritocracy, NSA, outrage, political scandal, politicians, politics, progressive, rational maximiser, scandal, society, tyranny | Leave a comment

Mowing a Lawn is Like Installing Tyranny

Posted on June 30, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, when you mow a lawn, you must start at some point and make overlapping passes, since it is not possible to do it all instantly. Mowing a lawn has to be done in stages. … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, Group Politics, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, polictics of class envy, Societal Myth | Tagged anti capitalist, capitalism, capitalist, constitution, corruption, economics, economy, government, government spending, incentive, International Capitalist Party, jobs, Law, market system, media, meritocracy, mowing a lawn is like, politicians, politics, poverty, progressive, redistribution, regulation, society, sophist, tax, tyranny | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in economy, International Power, Law, media, philosophy, polictics of class envy, Societal Myth | Tagged bureacrat, capitalism, civil ills, economics, economy, elite, government, government spending, incentive, International Capitalist Party, jobs, Law, market system, media, meritocracy, omnibus, pernicious incentive, rational maximiser, redistribution, regulation, society, Sophistry, tax, tyranny, World Government | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in economy, Group Politics, International Power, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy | Tagged advancement of science, amoral philosophy, anti capitalist, capitalism, corruption, economy, education, government, government spending, incentive, International Capitalist Party, Law, market system, media, meritocracy, moral philosophy, morality, politics, rational maximiser, religion, religious philosophies, science | Leave a comment

European Union Economic Death Spiral

Posted on June 10, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the European Union and all the countries within it, are in an economic death spiral, and unless they break out of it, there will be a generational depression to pay for it. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, Group Politics, Law, media, philosophy, polictics of class envy, Societal Myth | Tagged anti capitalist, capitalism, capitalist, communist, constitution, corruption, economics, economy, elite, european recession, European riots, european union, government, government spending, group, group think, incentive, International Capitalist Party, jobs, market system, media, meritocracy, politics, progressive, rational maximiser, recession, redistribution, regulation, riots, socialist, Sophistry, tyranny, unrest | Leave a comment

The Next Killer App…

Posted on June 6, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, there is a huge opportunity for economic innovation. This opportunity is not only game changing, in the way it could lower the overall cost to run a company, but the efficiency that would be … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, Law, media, polictics of class envy | Tagged capitalism, company profits, corporate governance, corruption, dividend, economics, economy, government, government spending, incentive, innovation, International Capitalist Party, jobs, Law, market system, media, meritocracy, politics, principle agent dilemma, profitability, rational maximiser, regulation, return on investment | Leave a comment