THE CESSATION OF GROWTH CHANGES EVERYTHING There can be no doubt at all that the global economy is in very bad shape. For some, this portends a general “collapse”. This, however, presupposes that we don’t adapt to new conditions, and… Read More ›
Month: September 2022
The Third Place: Suburbia and its Compatibility with MTEP
“Suburbia,” a term describing the communities around the outskirts of larger cities and metropolitan areas, was originally a phenomenon exclusive to the English-speaking world. In its original British context, the term once meant the residential areas which were situated outside… Read More ›
Update (18 September 2022)
My goal for this week is to finish three new Entries for the First Edition of The Third Place. I am now in the middle of Section Three and I am thinking there should be no more than ten Entries…. Read More ›
“Learning to Love the New Reich”
Bogumil, You made an important discovery regarding how the trade union movement reacted to the rise of the Hitlerists from 1933 onwards. As I had suspected as far back as “National Socialists against Capitalism,” I became convinced that the Hitlerist… Read More ›
‘Economic forecasting was devised to make astrology seem respectable.’ A rejoinder (sort of) to Stewartb
Image: New York Review 1982 From Alasdair Galloway: Stewart’s acute perception is well used on his recent “Is Scotland’s economic fate already sealed for the next 50 years?”. https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2022/08/31/is-scotlands-economic-fate-already-sealed-for-the-next-50-years/ I agree completely with all the points that he makes there…. Read More ›
The Third Place: Dealing with the Wealthy (Pt. II of II)
The spending habits of the wealthy deserve further analysis than what has been discussed previously in The Work-Standard (2nd Ed.). When I originally discussed about the topic, I did so in relation to the Social Ranking System. I mentioned how… Read More ›
Book of interest: Michael Lind, “The New Class War”
Michael Lind (not to be confused with the military theoretician and paleoconservative Robert Lind) is a professor of public policy at the LBJ School of Government at U. Texas, Austin. He’s not a movement conservative or libertarian, but his book… Read More ›
Is ‘art’ still art if an AI makes it?
The picture above was generated by an AI [Futurism]. “The artwork, titled “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,” depicts a scifi-inspired scene of an opera performance. But Jason Allen, who submitted the artwork, used AI image generator Midjourney to create it.” https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-generated-painting-wins-state-fair-fine-arts-competition?utm_souce=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=09012022&utm_source=The+Future+Is&utm_campaign=81882d0b81-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_09_01_09_33&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_03cd0a26cd-81882d0b81-247165549&mc_cid=81882d0b81&mc_eid=bbf5c06f50 Further… Read More ›
Update (16 September 2022)
I am going to be busy today with personal appointments, so I may not be able to finish another major post outside of reposting the posts of other blogs. If I do find the time to write again, I will… Read More ›
The Third Place: Dealing with the Wealthy (Pt. I of II)
There is a justifiable Intent for doing away with most forms of Taxation such as Income Taxation. I had discussed the topic of taxes before in The Work-Standard (2nd Ed.) where I provided some convenient arguments for deemphasizing Taxation in… Read More ›
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