Summary: In this chapter of our search for a better America we examine our stories and myths. Do they show a path to the future — inspiring us to act — or are they just dreams of salvation by gods? {1st of 2 posts today.} Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and …
Why don’t our dreams of a better world inspire us to act? Read More »
Summary:  The response by major national governments to the Greek crisis is rational, and inevitable. It has nothing to do with Greece, and everything to do with these government’s own debts and deficits. This is the key to understanding the crisis. {Trantor’s} dependence upon the outer worlds for good made it increasingly vulnerable … and Imperial …
The hidden key to understanding Europe’s crisis – and ours Read More »
One of the baleful influences on the 4GW analysis is the science of Psychohistory developed by Hari Seldon, capable of accurately predicting history (as described in the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov). Social science “laws” in the real world are just heuristics, generalities not to be confused with the Laws of Thermodynamics. This is especially true in military theory. For example, Clausewitz’s …
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Part V of a series about America’s new Long War Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences. Robert Louis Stevenson, source unknown We live in a time in which fourth generation war is the dominant form of conflict. Adapting to this means confronting harsh truths. Like those of the Iraq War. …
