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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXI–The Politics of Dancing: The politicians are now dj’s…
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXI Tulum, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. The Politics of Dancing: The politicians are now dj’s… It seems nowadays we’re always trapped in the silly season of election campaigning. Perhaps my memory is foggy but where it used to be a short window of inane proclamations and ever-grander promises (that never […]
Today’s Contemplation: CLX–Solace Will Not Be Found Within Our Sociopolitical Systems — Biogeophysical Limitations Cannot Be Overcome By Way Of Policy
Today’s Contemplation: CLX Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Solace Will Not Be Found Within Our Sociopolitical Systems — Biogeophysical Limitations Cannot Be Overcome By Way Of Policy The following Contemplation is composed of some thoughts I had as I read through and reflected upon an article that was posted on the website Zerohedge. It argues that the policies […]
America’s Political System Leaves Libertarians Homeless
America’s Political System Leaves Libertarians Homeless Sadly, in America’s two-party political system Libertarians are left Homeless. The libertarian philosophy or ideology has many facets. Running through all of them is the idea that less government is generally a good thing. This reminds me of what President Ronald Reagan, famously said: The nine most terrifying words […]
The Humans Are Waking Up
The Humans Are Waking Up You run into a lot of despair in this line of work. The more you learn about the mechanisms of power, the more hopeless things seem at first glance. The political system is totally locked down, with anyone who tries to upend the status quo being aggressively sabotaged by the mass […]
The Corrupt System Will Never Police Itself
The Corrupt System Will Never Police Itself False hope breeds crippling apathy – This is what I have to think to myself when I see the news media fervor over the second arrest of billionaire Jefferey Epstein, or similar events which in most cases end up fading into the background and forgotten. The public’s favorite […]
What If Politics Can’t Fix What’s Broken?
What If Politics Can’t Fix What’s Broken? This is the politics of decline and collapse.The unspoken assumption of the modern era is that politics can fix whatever is broken: whatever is broken in society or the economy can be fixed by some political policy or political process– becoming more inclusionary, seeking non-partisan middle ground, etc. What […]
The Global Plague of Nepotism: Political Monarchy Creation in Action
The Global Plague of Nepotism: Political Monarchy Creation in Action Political nepotism is nothing more than nascent monarchism. And it is on an increase around the world with the rise of political dynasties exercising control over both government and business. These de facto monarchies mask themselves as democracies, however, they are turning some democracies into […]
The Politics of Debt-Serfs and Tax Donkeys: Our Only Choice Is the Least Bad Option
The Politics of Debt-Serfs and Tax Donkeys: Our Only Choice Is the Least Bad Option The reality is there is no avenue left for advocacy, grievances or redress in a system dominated by global corporations and self-serving political insiders. What’s striking about the protests in Paris against higher fuel taxes is the universality of the […]
Giorgos Kallis’ Degrowth | A review by Sarah Hafner
Giorgos Kallis’ Degrowth | A review by Sarah Hafner Rethinking our economic paradigms is an urgent and fundamentally important task. Giorgos Kallis’ new book Degrowth is adding to a joint endeavour of postgrowth thinking, CUSP PhD candidate Sarah Hafner finds. It offers both, a justification as well as a vision and new imaginary for the degrowth […]
No, Voting Doesn’t Mean You “Support the System”
No, Voting Doesn’t Mean You “Support the System” Listen to Ryan McMaken’s commentary on the Radio Rothbard podcast. I admit it. I voted In my home state of Colorado, all voting is by mailed paper ballots. That means, if you’re a registered voter, the county clerk sends you a ballot every election. And then — […]
I Don’t Want Your Leaders
I Don’t Want Your Leaders In 2017, I wrote a lot about how dangerously centralized our political system in the U.S. has become, and how we need to decentralize governance in order to restore power, liberty and policy experimentation to the local level. This notion that a sprawling and culturally diverse nation of 325 million […]
It’s Not About Democracy: Control Fraud Is the Core of our Political System
It’s Not About Democracy: Control Fraud Is the Core of our Political System The many are finally calling out the abusers of power because there’s no longer any need to pay the corrupting costs of centralization. If we strip away the pretense of democracy, what is the core of our political System? Answer: control fraud, […]
The Voting Delusion
The Voting Delusion This November, I heartily encourage all Americans to exercise their civic duty by going to the polls and voting for one of the dignified Presidential candidates that have amazed us this election cycle with their wisdom and compassion… not! Unfortunately, this is not a laughing matter. A large segment of the U.S. […]
Verging on Plutocracy? Getting Real About the Unelected Dictatorship
Verging on Plutocracy? Getting Real About the Unelected Dictatorship In politics as in medicine, excessively mild remedies are typically based on overly placid diagnoses. Look, for example, at the highly esteemed Columbia University historian Eric Foner’s recent letter of congratulations and advice to Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in The Nation. As I have argued […]
When Collapse Is Cheaper and More Effective Than Reform
When Collapse Is Cheaper and More Effective Than Reform Collapse begins when real reform becomes impossible. We all know why reforms fail: everyone whose share of the power and money is being crimped by reforms fights back with everything they’ve got. Reforms that can’t be stopped by the outright purchase of politicos are watered down […]
