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Limericks

Posted on December 29, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, Another failure of central planning,Bureaucrats in dire need of canning,But not to worry,They’re in a hurry,Corrupting laws and wrongspeak banning. The faction that wants arbitrary rule,They use our Constitution as a tool,Our rights are yanked,Theirs are sacrosanct,And not … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, International Power, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged anti-authoritarianism, bureaucracy, Canada politics, central planning, classical liberalism, conservatism, constitutional rights, corrupt, erupt, free speech, government overreach, limericks, polemic, political poetry, political satire, regulatory capture, social commentary, story | Leave a comment

Double Standards Destroy Civilization

Posted on December 21, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the most efficient way to obliterate a civilization is with double standards. The stronger the double standards, the sooner that civilization will collapse into violence, poverty, and want. The reason is that perverse incentives … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, Group Politics, Judicial Sysytem, Law, media, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged ancient Rome, Bronze Age collapse, civilization, civilization collapse, civilizational decay, corruption, double standards, economic instability, elite power, extractive states, governance failure, historical cycles, inequality before the law, justice and law, moral hazard, political philosophy, regulatory capture, rule of law, social contract, societal cohesion, somalia | Leave a comment

RFK Jr. Barbecues Sacred Cows

Posted on December 12, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems surprising to me that it has taken this long for a politician to file articles of impeachment against Robert Kennedy Jr. The man has, after all, butchered several sacred cows, and in all likelihood he will … Continue reading →

Posted in business, Group Politics, Judicial Sysytem, Mercy | Tagged Big Pharma corruption, Brooke Jackson, censorship and vaccines, clot shot criticism, government pharma collusion, media capture, mRNA vaccine controversy, Pfizer trial whistleblower, pharmaceutical influence, political retaliation, public health transparency, regulatory capture, RFK Jr, RFK Jr impeachment articles, RFK Jr sacred cows, Robert Kennedy Jr impeachment, vaccine autism link, vaccine investigation, vaccine safety oversight, vaccine side effects debate | Leave a comment

Why Government Becomes Corrupt

Posted on October 5, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, there’s a natural force of government leading it to despotism and corruption, like a prion twists proteins into bent versions of itself, incapable of being useful. Once met the disease is inescapable. That conversion … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Politics, International Power, Judicial Sysytem, Mercy, philosophy, Societal Myth | Tagged constitutional decay, corruption, elite theory, government theory, Greek democracy, institutional decay, limited government, logic of collective action, political philosophy, power consolidation, progressivism, public choice theory, regulatory capture, rent seeking, Roman Republic | Leave a comment

War On Workers

Posted on August 22, 2025 by john

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 | Leave a comment

Perfect Competition

Posted on July 6, 2025 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, no company on Earth wants perfect competition in its own industry, but every company seeks perfect competition in the job market. Why? It’s self-serving. Companies want cheap labor and expensive products. That paradigm allows … Continue reading →

Posted in business, economy, Group Politics, Law, media, philosophy | Tagged American worker, barriers to entry, collective action, corporate lobbying, corporate-government collusion, crony capitalism, economic theory, executive bonuses, free markets, globalization, H1B visa, immigration policy, labor market, outsourcing, perfect competition, political economy, regulatory capture, wage disparity, wage suppression, wells fargo | Leave a comment

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RFK Jr. Barbecues Sacred Cows

Why Government Becomes Corrupt

War On Workers

Perfect Competition

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