There is always a certain amount of whining and remorse as one enters the theater, after buying the ticket. Is this a good idea? You can already feel a merging sensation. The electromagnetic fields humming in the theater, even before the movie starts, are drawing you into the space. You perception of x ... … Read entire article »

I started questioning life far before I began questioning economics. In both, I began my inquiry with an open mind and am fortunate in that I found answers to the questions responsible for my inquiry. There is an interconnectedness that runs though all of life, including spirituality and economics. The economic ... … Read entire article »

As we all should know by now, the criminals in the United States government routinely lie to maintain or gain power and control over people and resources domestically and abroad. Edward Snowden helped reveal vital information to us so we can better understand the loss of Liberty we are facing ... … Read entire article »

The simplest and cheapest of all reforms within institutional science is to switch from the passive to the active voice in writing about science. Many people have already made this change, but some teachers in schools and universities do not realise that they and their students are free to write ... … Read entire article »

Get this: A senior U.S. official delivered a terse statement to Hong Kong on Saturday about Snowden, saying, “If Hong Kong doesn’t act soon, it will complicate our bilateral relations and raise questions about Hong Kong’s commitment to the rule of law.” (Source) You can’t possibly read that any other way than ... … Read entire article »

“How far does a man have to go to be thought so dangerous that he needs to be locked away, physically separated from the rest of the world, behind stone walls and iron bars? Clearly, it is a last resort.” — Joe, Land of the Blind. In the Wachowskis’ iconic 1999 ... … Read entire article »

As with most humans, i have failed at most things in my life. What seems to set me apart from others, besides a curious lack of attachment to my ‘identity’, is that i count each failure as a personal badge of honor. Many of these badges are worn for all the ... … Read entire article »

Many in the First World are predicting that we are on the verge of an economic collapse that will bring about the destruction of wealth, but this is not so – or at least the second part is not so. Yes, there will most certainly be a collapse, but, historically, ... … Read entire article »

As is well-known a dualism of mind (thinking substance) and body (extended substance) was proposed by René Descartes in his Principia philosophiae (published in 1644), and became the basis of what is today known as the philosophical problem of the relation of mind to body. Descartes’ dualism has been criticized ... … Read entire article »

Lending money at interest has been condemned by men such as Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, Seneca and Cicero, early fathers of the Christian church; the majority of popes and councils up to 1983; likewise modern authors such as Goethe and Wagner. The fight against usury goes back to the earliest known beginnings ... … Read entire article »

In a span of nearly half a century, I’ve said a number of goodbyes. Some to friends I never saw beyond kindergarten and to others when my extended stay in England was complete. There were the polite goodbyes with employers for whom I, or they, were no longer needed and farewells ... … Read entire article »

Everyone wants to see a hero. When that hero emerges from the shadows and says all the right things, and when he exposes a monolithic monster, he’s irresistible. However, that doesn’t automatically make him who he says he is. That doesn’t automatically exempt him from doubts. Because he’s doing the right ... … Read entire article »

“You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.” — George Orwell, 1984. There’s a reason George Orwell’s 1984 is a predominant theme in my new book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police ... … Read entire article »

I met a man today. Ever so briefly. He was tired. His work boots grounded his humble, yet impressive frame. As he gathered his rudimentary supplies from the small shopping basket He placed them on the checkout counter. Slowly. Deliberately. I dropped the tug of any angst to get home soon. A world was unfolding ... … Read entire article »