Category Archives: social sciences

An Ugly Secret of Western Education

The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. (Proverbs 13:20 NET Free Bible) In other words, if someone hangs out with fools, they will hardly be any different from those fools. If … Continue reading

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The Spent Nuclear Fuel Scandal

It has been proven that nuclear fuel rods can be used up and rendered pretty much inert. I suppose it depends on how much you know about nuclear energy. In the first place, had we gone with the thorium process, … Continue reading

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Sins of the Fathers

You have a limited choice about your native character. People familiar with the Old Testament have likely run across something which seems ambiguous to our modern eyes. In one place it says flat out the children will pay for the … Continue reading

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History of History and Failure

History is as much an art as a science. We dig through the available artifacts and try to make sense of them. It helps so many previous people bothered to tell what they believed was the story of certain events. … Continue reading

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Oklahoma: Oppression Is Relative

Oklahoma is easily as corrupt as any other state, but there are other limits which make it a sane place to live. We are one of the few states which has encoded the basic right to ignore a policeman who … Continue reading

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Apparent Trend of Coups

In these modern times, the real take over comes in a series of coups d’état, versus one complete change. I’m watching. It’s one thing to talk about some shadowy Illuminati as shorthand for some apparent group with an agenda to … Continue reading

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The Psychology of Psychology

Some things cannot be fixed, and it shouldn’t be tried. Most people sense things could be better. A few actually make some effort to make things better. Both times when I was in college, few fields of study drew helpful … Continue reading

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Year End Economic Tea Leaves

This is actually a rather minor note to clarify things of which most people seem unaware. You may understand the noise about WW2 fixing the Great Depression is pure nonsense. What fixed the Great Depression was the US was about … Continue reading

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Unaccountable Hell

When any given system begins too much to favor one party or another, no one should be surprised when the victims start shedding blood. That could be literally or figuratively. For an example of the latter, modern Western marriage is … Continue reading

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No Golden Age

In the Old Testament book of Judges, we are told there was a cycle of behavior which characterized the tribes and Nation of Israel. During the judgeship of some charismatic leader, they would behave rather justly. After the judge died, … Continue reading

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