“Stagflation seems to be a word that we’ve been hearing a lot of recently. With the CPI report showing that inflation had slowed less than expected, stagflation concerns became even louder. However, for the average person, the term probably has… Read More ›
Economic History
Economic History Case Studies: The Third Lost Decade (2022)
The previous Blog post outlined the ongoing extent of Inflation in the US and the EU/NATO member-states during the Coronavirus Pandemic. I provided bar graphs to demonstrate how the Inflation Rates for the US Dollar and the Euro rose dramatically… Read More ›
Economic History Case Studies: Welfare Capitalism’s “Manufacturing Fetish”
The years since the Great Recession has witnessed a growing interest among Western countries to restore their manufacturing capabilities. Although heavy and light industries are both necessary to provide any nation with finished goods, it is still naïve to treat… Read More ›
Update (13 March 2022)
A few new Blog posts are slated for release this week, in addition to the promised uploading of another batch of .pdf documents. The Digital Library is far from complete as of this writing. At the same time, I do… Read More ›
Economic History Case Studies: The MAFV (Pt. II of II)
The technological developments of the Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) began in the trenches of the First World War. The British, French, Germans, and Russians were among the first ones to begin their forays into this then-emerging branch. That concept was… Read More ›
Economic History Case Studies: The MAFV (Pt. I of II)
In both Editions of The Work-Standard, I discussed about the possibility for the Socialist Nation to be employing MATVs (Miniature Automated Tractor Vehicles) and MARVs (Miniature Automated Repair Vehicles) as sources of Digital Arbeit. Digital Arbeit, for those who do… Read More ›
New Webpages
Enough posts have been written to warrant the need for additional webpages on The Fourth Estate. I am talking about the Blog’s “Conservative Socialism” and “Economic History Case Studies,” the two ongoing series of posts that I have been working… Read More ›
Economic History Case Studies: The Work-Standard’s “Geldoperation”
It can be argued that The Work-Standard is in many respects an attempt at realizing what Johann Gottlieb Fichte described as the “Geldoperation” (Money Operation) within his philosophical book on Economic Planning, The Closed Commercial State. This book from the… Read More ›
Economic History Case Studies: The Industrialization of the South (1865-1965)
Does Socialism arise naturally within the Totality of a nation-state? A compelling thesis which I continue to profess on The Fourth Estate is the argument that certain Totalities are more inclined toward Socialism than others. One compelling theory states that… Read More ›
Happy Holy-Days of Obligation (24 December 2021)!
To my readers of The Fourth Estate, I will be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year working on two important Christmas gifts for everyone who has chosen to continue reading. It is true that the readership is very… Read More ›
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