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Keynesian Imbedded Liberalism; this political-economic system was the single most important factor in making America great. The two other factors most important were separation of church and state and unions. I would guess if nine out of ten citizens were asked if they know what Imbedded Liberalism and Neoliberalism are they would either not knowContinue reading “Cooperating and Competing”

A group of hungry apes is venturing into new territory and they confront a smaller group of apes, perhaps of a different species, perhaps not. In either case the smaller group stands their ground and marks their territory with some kind of visible and/or audible display. The leadership of the hungry apes, considering the fewerContinue reading “Collectives and their Individuals”

I ate M&Ms and Snickers last night and now I cannot go to sleep again. I googled caffeine in chocolate and….yup. I had no idea (well, I knew it had some but now I know it is enough to keep me from sleeping). Now I know why I could not go to sleep this morning,Continue reading “Cannot Sleep Again”

I was not able to sleep and had to call out from work. No way I can pull a thirteen hour all-nighter at my age with zero sleep. I am exhausted and I have no idea what is going on. Perhaps it is cumulative stress… even though I have not been to work in overContinue reading “Cannot Sleep”

https://www.space.com/darpa-nuclear-thermal-rocket-for-moon-contract Stan Ulam figured it out in 1947. He realized that it was hard enough keeping a chemical rocket from melting and trying to contain a reaction one million times more powerful was simply not worth the trouble. At tremendous expense and risk a Nuclear Thermal Rocket would be only a little over twice asContinue reading “Same Old Dead End”

It just turned midnight here and it is now the first day of October. The coronavirus vaccines are on the way and a few people are starting to predict the end of Trump… or a civil war. I am starting to pay a little more attention to the future and to my calling to writeContinue reading “Only A Month Till The End”

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/30/918483794/from-debate-stage-trump-declines-to-denounce-white-supremacy It is so obvious and yet no one will say it: The President of the United States is courting the Neo-Nazi movement. Proud boys celebrate. Rachel hit the nail on the head. I just don’t want to watch it. And I have been clicking off news that shows segments of it. Trump is essentiallyContinue reading “Genes and Genocide”

https://futurism.com/mit-researchers-fusion-reactor-very-likely-work When I started this blog I held to some strong positions concerning space travel and the future of humankind. One of those positions was an extremely skeptical view of fusion reactors. I have repeatedly stated over the years the only two places fusion was going to be useful was in a sun or aContinue reading “Fusion and Age Reversal”

A long time ago early humans, or rather, hominids, discovered by smacking rocks together they could make a very useful tool we now call the hand axe (not with a handle as we understand an axe, but a sharp rock held in the hand). We began the journey to our present society with these amazingContinue reading “Calories to Dollars”