Good, Democracy, Kakistocracy, and Demise

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  • Good, Democracy, Kakistocracy, and Demise

    The joy of any age is to see new words of ancient lineage showing up in the headlines. This week’s new old word is Kakistocracy. Of likely Greek origin it describes a government overrun and run by the least competent… Continue reading

  • Good Violence and Winning the Revolution

    Sometimes it seems from history’s lessons that the only thing more difficult than losing the revolution is winning it. The victors inherit the structure of governance, or what is left of it, and have to do better than the vanquished… Continue reading

  • Good, Authority and the Idiot’s Power

    When a new administration appoints the cabinet members, state or federal, the prayer is the appointees have the authority (authenticity/expertise) to handle the power (simple leverage) of their new charges. The attribute of authority is a life time disciplined project,… Continue reading

  • Good, Employment Termination, and Internet Assault

    The internet and all of its components are slowly being evolved into a sited weapon as much as a service. The new administration has already begun to practice the act of doxxing. Doxxing in case you haven’t looked it up… Continue reading

  • Good, Death and Dying

    I will break the political trance of this Project for a moment in a commitment to highlighting courageous writing that dares to approach something resembling the truth. Truth, after all, was the first and last victim of this last couple… Continue reading

  • Good, Sold Identity, and Breaking the Meta-Trance

    This country was founded on democracy for a reason. The reason was people wanted to think for themselves. They wanted build their system of governance from the ground up and live half way up to the sky in that imperfect… Continue reading

  • Good, Gratitude, and Thanksgiving in Thankless Times

    Setting aside a historic era that seems to be fighting gratitude I would like to start with a few words about thanksgiving and gratitude. I grew up in dry-land farming country where irrigation was a critical part of life. As… Continue reading

  • Good, Debate, Lies, and Moral Equivalency

    When did it happen that a person could prevail in a debate simply because that person got away with the most effective lies, omissions, and immoral moral equivalencies? If you watched the US political debates this year, there must have… Continue reading

  • Good, Inconvenient Truth, and the Clearcut of Human Services

    With the current administration no one can predict with any certainty what is going to happen. The pre election promises and proposals imply a concerted effort to clearcut segments of human supports and services. Remember what we learned after achieving… Continue reading

  • Good, Gender, Abortion, and the Danger of Mixed Memes

    Initially many of us spent a bit of time wondering what a ‘meme’ was, but after a while it was too late in smart company to actually ask: ‘what the heck is a meme?’ without appearing a little dull. We… Continue reading