Sometimes it takes awhile to fashion a topic, so I search Google for the keyword “politics,” using the “news” tab. Now I’m struggling to define for myself what are the differences among a regular news day and a slow news day and a no news day and a fake news day. But this is clear, there is no difference between yesterday’s news day and today’s news day.
Author: Kilgore Forelle
Process and Product
In the long run, it makes no difference which employees were there on time, or even which employees were there at all. All that is necessary is buy-in among the positions filled.
The Subtle Art II
You are not responsible for Mark Manson. You are not responsible for Kilgore Forelle. The sine qua non of voluntaryism is that you only get to enjoy liberties if you are willing to accept, wholly, the consequences that arise from using those liberties.
The Subtle Art
The message is that it’s all Kabuki theater so one should operate by one’s self-determined principles and sense of responsibility. I hesitate to say that Manson is a voluntaryist, but I hesitate to say that he is not.
Entanglements II
George Washington spoke, “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world.” I was reminded of this when I recently read an article covering the revelation of how lost America is in matters of foreign policy.
When Did We Become Socialists?
What state has reached the highest level of socialism?
Words Poorly Used #146 — Partisanship
The word “partisan” comes from variants of words for separation or apartness. But it doesn’t refer to individuality or critical thinking. Partisans are usually shackled to an idea that is the opposite of individuality, responsibility, or critical thinking.
Words Poorly Used #145 — Conservative
Why so much agita over whom belongs under the label of conservative? By her very nature, a member of the human species is conservative. And furthermore, drone or pirate, he is a principled conservative.
Neither Here Nor There
As you can see, no one person is captured by a single label or group. But politicians, news media, and the least secure among us find it a lazy shortcut to group and label individuals into collectives.
The Problem of Living in the Now
Gurus will tell us that we are better off in a state of mindfulness, receiving only the sensory information of the present. Historians insist that we must learn the lessons of the past, else we will be doomed to repeat them. Futurists try to convince us that we should plan meticulously, in order to manage the pain (or pleasure, or ennui) of unforeseen consequences.