ECON 003 ~ Capital Manifesto
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Are we serfing, yet?
~~~So many of my acquaintances are panicked by government power (with some considerable justification), yet blasé (to the extreme) regarding the corporate giants who massage the backs and egos of elected officials. Giants who supply-line election and PAC coffers; giants who demand and receive favors; giants who even write legislation. Does it not seem strange
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ECON 001 ~ The (In)Visible Hand($)
~ ————/Note 1: Because symbols and pictures can sometimes be more direct than words, I have undertaken to sketch some thoughts and observations of the current state of dire affairs between Big Business, big government, small politics, and the beleaguered citizen (formerly “a person with equal rights”). Hopefully over time my rough art will improve.
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With Their Lips …1
(OR Why it is PAST TIME to abandon the Republican/conservative “read my lips” allegiance) Note: This is not a back-hand endorsement of liberals or Democrats. They have their own endangering (and often similar) failures. Rather, this is a voice of warning concerning those who present themselves as the last-gasp “saviors” and “guardians” of liberty and
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Get Thee to a Nunnery!
Why do so many resolute “defenders” of democracy and freedom seem convinced that freedom is a one-way street? Three examples from my own small community in recent years: • People should be able to say or display “whatever” in public places without restraint or complaint and if some don’t want to see or hear such
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The contraries of freedom
In a nearby rural community, there has been a vigourous, ongoing discussion in the local paper about the headlines and pictures that “grace” the “Magazines at the Checkout Counter.” The initial complainant (a young mother with several young children frequently in tow) has been immensely relieved and gratified that the grocery store chose to heed
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