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Could a new Constitutional Convention help reform America? Is it worth the risk?

By / Leave a Comment / 7 November 2013

Summary:  Many people seek changes to the Constitution as a palliative to our problems.  Disappointment awaits them, especially if they succeed.  Proper treatment requires accurate diagnosis, and even a cursory look at America shows that our problems have a simple cause.  Us.  Tinkering with the Constitution will not make us neither more active citizens nor ones more protective of our liberties.  This is a …

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The sure route to reforming America

By / 1 Comment / 7 November 2013

Summary:  It becomes increasingly apparent that America needs serious reforms, stat.  This post gives a brief description of the problem, but no solution.  However the necessary characteristics of a solution are described, aiding the search. Our political system has since 1976 run increasingly frantic cycles of hopes raised and crashed.  The last two have been …

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The project to reform America: a matter for science, or a matter of will?

By / Leave a Comment / 7 November 2013

What  key can we turn to reform America?  Some believe the answer lies in theory.  What answers do political science and sociology give us about the causes of America’s problems?  Will scientists describe the solution, then we decide if and how to implement it?  Or do our elites and scientists use their superior understanding to change America, …

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Re-envisioning the FM website, becoming soldiers in the war for American’s future

By / 33 Comments / 21 December 2009

Summary:  The FM website has changed in recent months.  This is an annoucement of that change.  This is what they call in serial fiction (e.g., TV,  comic books) a retroactive continuity (retcon). This site was born as one providing analysis.  It’s readers were not satisfied, demanding solutions — and rightly so.  After months of evolution, …

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A great artist died today. We can gain inspiration from his words.

By / 6 Comments / 9 April 2017

Who is responsible for America’s problems? I believe the answer is right before us.  It’s the Man in the Mirror.     I’m Gonna Make A Change For Once In My Life It’s Gonna Feel Real Good Gonna Make A Difference Gonna Make It Right… I’m Starting With The Man In The Mirror I’m Asking Him …

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