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    American Monarchy

    March 6, 2025

    Let’s get to the heart of the situation: the American government is not functioning as a liberal democracy. That much is clear. There is no oversight, no communication, and no process. It is all diktat and tyranny. It is neither liberal in that it now supports tyrants around the world.  Nor democratic in that its […]

    Commentary / autocracy, capitalism, democracy, oligarchs, plutocracy /

    My Father’s Disgust

    February 27, 2025

    Take Two [or Three?] … I am in a grim and introspective mood this morning.  I have been reflecting on how my father might react to where we are.  He was one of those who fought against fascism.    His life was shortened by being wounded during that fight.  As a result, I never knew […]

    Commentary / artificial intelligence, capitalism, plutocracy, technocracy, Trump /

    An Ignorance of Merit … I am Confused

    February 20, 2025

    Yes, I am confused.   At least I admit it. There’s a lot going on, and someone like me often wallows in the activity as a way of understanding.  I like to see the systemic rather than the particular.  I am very bad, I admit, at details.  I gravitate to the long term.  What, I […]

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