Good, Transactional Idiocy, and the Greenland Ruse

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  • Good, Transactional Idiocy, and the Greenland Ruse

    We have a piece of calligraphy in our home done by Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist teacher that says: “Peace in Oneself, Peace in the World”. This simple truth carries a second message unstated: “War in Oneself, War in the… Continue reading

  • Good, Decapitation’s Effects, and Guillotine Diplomacy

    Decapitation for the human species is 100% fatal.  The numbers are only slightly better for decapitated nations.  The French Revolution’s Reign of Terror demonstrated through the daily use of the guillotine if you decapitate a human being there is zero… Continue reading

  • Good and America’s Armed Amygdala

    The amygdala is the part of the human brain that is responsible for emotional processing. The fight or flight response also fires out of that organ of our brain. Our survival system works fast and must interpret reality at a… Continue reading

  • Good and Death by Disconnected Detail

    This writer’s adult life has spanned the birth of the personal computer, invention of internet, and the spread of social media, so the concept of a society drowning in an ocean of detail stands out in near perfect relief.  From… Continue reading

  • Good and the Crude Dentistry of America’s Authoritarians

    What happened last week in Venezuela upset the world order in ways our leadership cannot seem to imagine.  Our current heavy handed government impulsively removed a President from another nation like an abscessed tooth on the assumption the cavity of… Continue reading

  • Good and the Joy of “What Else is True”

    A woman who brought aid in the form peer to peer counseling to world disaster areas taught this writer a question that has helped me and so many other people in a troubled world: And so what else is true… Continue reading

  • Good, Peace, Private Interest, Public Loss and Ignorance

    In reading the history leading up to the second World War it seemed the world had learned an important lesson in trying to negotiate a peace through the concession of other people’s land and culture to the aggressor.  If you… Continue reading

  • Good, Pure Capitalism, and People as Problem

    The unavoidable flaw in pure Capitalism is the spreadsheet is not the whole story even when it is the only book you read. The unavoidable problem for people right now is they are facing a competition that has never existed… Continue reading

  • Good and the Fallacy of the Financial Elite

    The highest standard of elite in a democracy is the authentic distillation, expression  and codification of the public’s authority.  Democracy is a public service. Yes, private individuals may have the power to trash the United States White House, but they are not… Continue reading

  • Good and Sad Lives Without a History

    This writer’s life, like probably most other people whose lives that exceed a certain number of years has been eventful without being exceptional. My spouse of 53 years, it happens, comes from a family that hand wrote letters to each… Continue reading