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What Have We Gotten Done?

June 9, 2024

What Have We Gotten Done? Or at least, what has this blog gotten done? Perhaps the most important thing this blog has accomplished is to help its readers understand – or at least get them arguing about! – the need for a movement that is more than merely political: a movement that is philosophically and theologically capable […]

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The Rich Get Richer and the Poor, Poorer – But Why?

April 25, 2024

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor, Poorer – But Why? A Brief Digression into Heterodox Economics The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The Parable of Talents, found in Matthew 25:24-30, is perhaps the earliest written statement of this famous aphorism: For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he […]

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Let’s talk about Civil War

April 18, 2024

Let’s talk about Civil War The movie, I mean. Mrs. Woe and I went to see Alex Garland’s Civil War last Sunday evening.1 It’s worth seeing, and if you’re going to see the movie, see it on the big screen at a good theater. We saw it with Dolby Cinema and it was a powerful experience. Our seats vibrated […]

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Running on Empty, Part IV

June 16, 2022

Running on Empty, Part IV How the War between Russia and Ukraine is Destroying the Petrodollar System Welcome to Part IV of Running on Empty, my four-part analysis of the Petrodollar system. Part I of this series explained that the US dollar is the world’s first reserve currency that is not backed by precious metals. Instead it is […]

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Running on Empty, Part III

June 9, 2022

Running on Empty, Part III The Implications of the Petrodollar System for America and World Geostrategy Welcome to Part III of Running on Empty, my three-part analysis of the Petrodollar system. Part I of this series explained what the petrodollar system is, how it came to be, and what its financial effects have been on the United States. Part II explained […]

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Running on Empty, Part II

June 2, 2022

Running on Empty, Part II How the Petrodollar Poisoned Foreign Policy with Financial Profiteering Welcome to Part II of Running on Empty, my three-part analysis of the Petrodollar system. Part I of this series explained what the petrodollar system is, how it came to be, and what its financial effects have been on the United States. In Part […]

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Tyranny, Inc.

December 6, 2020

Tyranny, Inc. What government wants to do but cannot, it can require corporations to do for it If you’ve read the Parable of the Seasteader, you’ll already know that at sufficient scale the public/private distinction collapses — a private entity of sufficient size can have all the power of a public entity. It is certainly arguable […]

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