Category Archives: social sciences

First Step in the Right Direction

Scripture is not revelation; it is a manifestation of revelation. Revelation is God telling you about Himself, in terms of what you can know about Him while in your fallen state. The whole point is to get to know Him … Continue reading

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The Evils of the Gutenberg Editor

Someone has asked for a clearer explanation of why I object to the new Gutenberg Editor on the WordPress.com sites. This blog allows me the freedom to keep the Classic Editor, a choice I don’t have on WordPress’s own site. … Continue reading

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Discerning the Coming Changes

It may well be one of the shortest-lived civilizations in human history. How you characterize the past depends on what you value most today. Conventional Western analysis is just barely able to see certain turning points ahead, but only to … Continue reading

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Boomer Crash Coming

In some ways, we could say that Boomer culture is the apex of Western Civilization. The generations following will watch the West die. There’s lots of room to research, consider and even debate how Boomer culture was provoked by previous … Continue reading

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Own Little World

The idea that we are living in a simulation is actually quite ancient. If you can understand Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” then you’ve encountered that very idea. The difference is that Plato believed you could escape the simulation, whereas … Continue reading

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Economics of Neofeudalism

It’s not that centralization is inherently evil. It’s that centralizers never obey the fundamental moral character of Creation. Nobody centralizes out of concern for the welfare of the people; there is always — always — a hidden agenda to pad … Continue reading

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The Task Is Departure

Just as a reminder, I tend to favor Eric Berne’s Transactional Analysis as a model for human psychology. There are multiple models out there, and no one of them can explain everything. That’s because the human psyche is inexplicable in … Continue reading

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Economists Ruin Everything

The birth of modern academic economics is the fault of Adam Smith. He was a philosopher who blathered about a lot of things. To this day, much of economic theory comes from his writings, and it has always been marginally … Continue reading

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Trends, Not Predictions

This is not meant to predict the future, but to point out the current drift. Things have changed a lot in the past year, and will likely keep changing. I once predicted that Microsoft would jump the shark and could … Continue reading

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Not Just a Stew of Facts

It’s time we took a quick review of The Cult. I remind you that there is no such literal, discretely organized cult, but that I use the term to label an influence and tendency in human affairs. It remains consistent … Continue reading

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