1. Each individual brings to the starting line whatever assets they have—and the race is on. To the swiftest go the prizes. 2. But not everyone starts the race with an equal chance to win. So we should handicap the fastest to equalize the abilities of all. 3. Life should a collective going forward together, […]
What kind of race is life? Four one-line answers Read More »
These two images are 82 years apart. A German and a Soviet officer shaking hands at the end of the Invasion of Poland, October 1939. 2. Poles saying no to both German National Socialism and Russian Soviet Socialism in 2021. Historical memory is strong in Poland.
Germany-Poland-Russia 1939 and 2021 Read More »
Individual and institutional versions of racism exist (though “structural” and “systematic” do not). An example of the institutional kind is Social Security, the forced retirement savings plan mandated by the US government: Suppose a black man and a white man start working at age 18, doing the same kind of work and earning the same
Institutional Racism example: Social Security Read More »
“Those who dance are thought to be insane by those who cannot hear the music.” (Channeling Germaine de Staël)
Dancers and those who can’t hear the music Read More »
Russia as the surprise center of internationalism: 1922: Workers of the world, unite! Lenin channeling Karl Marx. 2022: Christians of the world, unite! Putin, channeled by these guys:
Christians of the world, unite? (Under Putin) Read More »
My three-lecture tour got me this photo op:
From Wisconsin lecture trip: Hayek quotation Read More »
Americans and Canadians write it as they say it: “February 22, 2022” is written as 2/2/22. Others write it from smallest to largest unit of time: day/month/year, so 22/2/22. As for the numerology, various sources have it that 2 means balance, femininity, intuition, peace, union, new beginnings, and related stuff. In Pythagoras’s system, 2 is
2/22/22 or 22/2/22 ? Read More »
Easy-peasy: How to Win Every Argument: Useful line #1: “Everyone who disagrees with me is Hitler.” Useful line #2: “All who disagree with me have a false consciousness instilled in them by the ruling class.” That is: All of your adversaries are either monsters or victims.
How to Win Every Argument Read More »