Summary: Sociologist Wolfgang Streeck moves the debate about the rise of Trump beyond “racism” and “Russia”. He connects Trump to large political forces sweeping through the West. We cannot cope with them until we see and understand them. Otherwise they might sweep us away, as has happened before. Excerpt from “Trump and the Trumpists“ …
Wolfgang Streeck explains the fate of Trump and the Trumpists Read More »
Summary: Now that the alarmists have had their day trumpeting the IPCC’s worst case scenario (it’s unlikely and becoming more so), let’s look at their best case scenario (hidden by journalists). The risk probabilities are asymmetric: the good news is more likely than the bad news. This is inspirational, telling people that we can make …
The IPCC gives us good news about climate change, but we don’t listen Read More »
Summary: Among the fear barrages of the past 50 years, “running out of resources” has been the most persistent. Here is why we won’t run out of minerals. As for other kinds of resources, that is a more complex story for another day. I first ran this excerpt in January 2011. The history of America …
Good news: here’s why we won’t run out of minerals (including oil) Read More »
Summary: High Noon is a great and prophetic film, pointing us to a cause of the problems with America, and why political reform remains necessary but elusive. “Cowardice, alone of all the vices, is purely painful — horrible to anticipate, horrible to feel, horrible to remember…” — An insight from a demon (they know us …
Watch “High Noon” to see why we don’t reform America’s politics Read More »
Summary: The Left is working to profoundly change American society. Their program is politically suicidal. It tells us much about modern America. About Weimerica. It suggests that large changes lie ahead. A later post will describe how the Right is also pushing us on the path blazed by the Weimar Republic. After decades of slow …
The Left helps bring us Weimerica, a prelude to big changes Read More »
