In earlier geopolitical posts, I established that any perceived rivalry between the US and the PRC did not occur as the product of happenstance. A variety of other historical factors throughout the 20th century played a role in ensuring that… Read More ›
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The Relation of Diplomacy to War – Antoine-Henri Jomini — Strategic Studies Book Club
Synopsis: The American military has long been bewitched operationally and strategically by Antoine-Henri Jomini’s formulaic approach to warfare. The universality of the Jominian consciousness is so well established other strategic schools usually operate beside it – or as a passing… Read More ›
Why raising interest rates to reduce inflation may work out very badly — Our Finite World
Are we headed for very high energy prices? Or, are we headed for a financial system that starts falling apart? The whole economic system may change remarkably. For example, what many people thought was money, or a promised pension plan,… Read More ›
Reflections on Government Resumes
Yesterday, I spent some time working on my Federal resume in hopes of becoming employed by the Federal government. Most of it is finished, with one or two segments having yet to be completed. The good news about seeking Federal… Read More ›
Political Crossfront or Jeffersonian Factionalism?
The term “Crossfront,” in the context of the “Left-Right Political Spectrum,” refers to the coalescence of political interests held by those on the Far-Left and Far-Right. It is generally understood by most political scientists that anyone considered to be from… Read More ›
Update (13 July 2022)
I still have yet to determine what else I am going to post next later this week, and even then, I am not yet finished writing an upcoming Blog post. The next post I would like to work on is… Read More ›
Work-Standard Critiques of Pensions (Pt. II of II)
The US Pension System was as much a product of American Federalism as it was a product of wartime conditions. This is significant as European-style Pension Systems were the byproduct of Social-Democrats who successfully agitated for such measures, as was… Read More ›
“‘Council State’ or ‘Corporate State?'”
Anyone who reads The Fourth Estate will know that I tend to republish comments responding to monthly posts on the ARPLAN Blog. While my Blog is more focused on post-1945 discussions of Political Science and the fields which intersect with… Read More ›
Update (11 July 2022)
Having finished the first half of “Work-Standard Critiques of Pensions (Pt. I of II),” I was astonished that this post took longer than expected. At first, I thought it was going to take me about an hour or two, not… Read More ›
Work-Standard Critiques of Pensions (Pt. I of II)
In The Work-Standard (2nd Ed.), the concept of the SSE (Socialist Student Economy) provides clearer definitions on how the Student–the “Self”–defines their own future. The Entry entitled “The State’s Educational Policies and Ranking System” identified four specific areas where they… Read More ›
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