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Why Systems Fail
Why Systems Fail Since failing systems are incapable of structural reform, collapse is the only way forward. Systems fail for a wide range of reasons, but I’d like to focus on two that are easy to understand but hard to pin down. 1. Systems are accretions of structures and modifications laid down over time.Each layer […]
This Is What a True Liberty-Loving Politician Would Look Like
This Is What a True Liberty-Loving Politician Would Look Like What would a real friend of freedom say if he was offering himself for political office? In modern democracies, political cycles never end. As soon as one election is over, those seeking office are already running for the next election. Having recently attended a public […]
“Reform” won’t solve our biggest problems
“Reform” won’t solve our biggest problems “You never cure structural defects; you let the system collapse.” As I contemplated this proposition taken from a recent piece by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, I realized what profound implications accepting it would have for all those engaged in attempting to address our current social, political and environmental ills. If […]
The Status Quo Has Failed and Is Beyond Reform
The Status Quo Has Failed and Is Beyond Reform The truth is the usual menu of reforms can’t stop this failure, so we have to prepare ourselves for the radical transformations ahead. That the status quo–the current pyramid of wealth and power dominated by the few at the top–has failed is self-evident, but we can’t […]
The Coming Era of Financial Triage
The Coming Era of Financial Triage Virtually every major program of every major nation-state is financially unsustainable going forward. Though triage is typically used in a medical setting, we are entering an era when financial triage will increasingly be necessary on a household, enterprise and national level. The term triage may have originated during the Napoleonic Wars from the work […]
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 […]
You Can’t Separate Empire, the State, Financialization and Crony Capitalism: It’s One Indivisible System
You Can’t Separate Empire, the State, Financialization and Crony Capitalism: It’s One Indivisible System The great irony is what’s unsustainable melts into thin air no matter how many people want it to keep going. Disagreement is part of discourse, and pursuing differing views of the best way forward is the heart of democracy. Disagreement is abundant, […]
The Real Enemy Is Within
The Real Enemy Is Within Steve Mann / Shutterstock If you are not dedicated to the destruction of empire and the dismantling of American militarism, then you cannot count yourself as a member of the left. It is not a side issue. It is the issue. It is why I refuse to give a pass in this presidential […]
Pope Francis’ Appeal for the Future
Pope Francis’ Appeal for the Future Pope Francis is pleading for world leaders to defend the rights of mankind and the future of nature against the power of corporations and the pillage of “free market” dogma, a warning about the planet’s survival that vested political and media interests reject out of hand, writes Daniel C. […]
The Lesson In China: Don’t Go Bubble In the First Place
The Lesson In China: Don’t Go Bubble In the First Place There can be no mistaking that Chinese stocks are in a bubble. Since November 21, the Shanghai SSE Composite index has risen more than 100%. Going back to July 22, the gain is nearly 145%. Those dates are not random coincidence, as they mark […]
