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Sunday, April 29, 2012

On Politics

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1. Politics is a disease inflicted on the stupid by the opportunistic. 2. Politically, If you get something you'll probably find you d...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Fiction and Myth as Propaganda

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i. Except for the faithful, outright lies are not well received.   Truth may be abused, but not shattered.   Under the strain, the world may...
Monday, April 16, 2012

On Circular Arguments

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Circular arguments are analogous to mathematical proof by example.   A counter-example will logically disprove such claims, but it may not r...
Friday, April 13, 2012

Yet Another Example of Why Economics is Not a Science

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From Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist : The evening’s after-dinner keynote speech began, so we had to shelve the conversation. ...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

On Intellectual Product

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A creator need not be a producer, but may eventually become one. In the present social order the only apparent choices for dissemination ar...
Monday, April 09, 2012

On Culture and Commodification

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i. Culture manifests and imprints itself across all segments of society. The past contains many shared perceptions which may be built upon ...
Sunday, April 08, 2012

Re: Sociopaths

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From Sociopaths, closed minds and a bit of Mayan cosmology : Yes, and more. There was an article in the EU Observer this week (April 3, 201...
Saturday, April 07, 2012

Philosophy and Social Knowledge

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Read Philosophy and social knowledge : The philosophy of social science is a group of research traditions that are intended to shed light o...

On Unstable Equilibrium 3.2

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A push can be gradual or excessive.  Hard landings are painful.
Friday, March 30, 2012

On Unstable Equilibrium 3.1

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Stability is a trough that can lead to stagnation.  Sometimes instability is the only thing that can push it beyond.
Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Baffler is back!

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After several years, a new Baffler has finally found its way to my mail box. Thomas Frank is back to his old style with Too Smart to Fail: ...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

On Unstable Equilibrium 2.2

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A bounce is twice the hit.
Saturday, March 10, 2012

On Unstable Equilibrium 2.1

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A system may be in a state of unstable equilibrium, but this says nothing about the potential of its fall.
Friday, March 09, 2012

Democracy?

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The West claims to be democratic, but the reality is far different as discussed Here . It's all about money, which is the definition of ...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012

On Unstable Equilibrium 1.2

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Prediction is generally impossible for most complex situations, but patterns may be discerned.   Thus, at certain periods the path forward i...