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National autonomy requires well-regulated borders (Part 1: The Thesis)
Citizens, businesses, governments and nations are among evolution’s newest species of autonomous agents. Their members require well-regulated physical, temporal and mental boundaries to be autonomous. The mental boundaries are constructed in human brains by education, culture and experience, and are buttressed by legal systems.
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Robert Reich ignores his economic blind spot!
Robert Reich, recently criticized Republicans and the President for thinking small, while he overlooked a gargantuan issue: the USA has no economic borders! Stimuli, such as tax cuts and jobs bills, don’t last because intellectual, human and financial capital quickly … Continue reading
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Oregon’s Democratic Summit: inspiring and sobering
The Democratic Party of Oregon kicked off its 2012 campaign at the Sunriver Resort this weekend with an Oregon Summit. It featured Governor Kitzhaber, all the Party leaders in the State Legislature, its two US Senators, and four of its … Continue reading
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Nordquist pledge violates Oath of Office
Members of Congress took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States to the best of their abilities. When the Nordquist pledge of “no new taxes” is in conflict with that Oath, as it is now, … Continue reading
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Book Review: Grant and Sherman by Charles B. Flood
This is not your usual Civil War book, which makes it well worth reading, particularly by anyone interested in our current political and economic crises. Standard books cover the early successes of Robert E. Lee against McClellan and a host … Continue reading
“No new taxes” is destructive, narcissistic BS!
Eric Cantor and John Boehner, repeatedly chant their mantra: “No tax increases (on the wealthy)!” They quickly add: “tax increases will cost jobs during a recession.” This is total bullshit. The richest 1% of individuals and major corporations now own … Continue reading
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