Conflicting Rights
Patronage would drive establishments to support the fractions supporting their position.
Category: Non-Fiction
The Disloyal Opposition
political calculation (i.e. good for their party over good for the nation) again drove their decision-making.
Inflation Measurement
Actual inflation occurs when your income can't buy the same daily goods with your salary
Deflation and Falling Energy Prices
Declining gasoline, diesel, and petrochemical prices help the non-energy economy grow, boosting activity that 90% of the GDP that is not in the energy sector.
Letting Your Subconscious Work For You
Link your memories and interests with the course material. Do this before the course starts. So it's your interests, not the teacher's.
Only People, Not Corporations
“Corporations are people, too” is double-dipping on citizenship rights. Their leaders already have a vote and the means to voice their opinions.
Dreaming in Sleep Apnea
My theory is that the many subconscious wakeups, reported in my sleep apnea study, reinitiate the same dream, when the wakeups occur frequently within a…
Creative Destruction and the Social Contract
Financially arranged consolidation is not creative destruction. It is the transfer of assets without pension responsibility
Nature Nurture Free Will
Is our behavior completely explained by nature and nurture or does individual free choice play a role?
Government Size and Role
It's always puzzled me - just what is the scope of government? And what is the individual's scope? That of course raises the issue of…