Category Archives: social sciences

The Task Is Departure

Posted on May 27, 2019 by ehurst

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

Posted on April 11, 2019 by ehurst

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

Posted on March 24, 2019 by ehurst

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

Posted on March 24, 2019 by ehurst

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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Life as a Video

Posted on March 21, 2019 by ehurst

I still believe the biggest battles will be fought online. However, it’s not so much cyber warfare but information warfare. There are almost no advantages these days in choosing one operating system or software package over any other. The primary … Continue reading →

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Covenant versus Profit

Posted on March 12, 2019 by ehurst

Let’s do a little biblical analysis. Take a look at how heart-led wisdom can affect how you view things, in the sense that you aren’t restricted by mere logic. An article on Zero Hedge talks about how The Sharing Economy … Continue reading →

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Updating the Political Outlook for 2019

Posted on March 11, 2019 by ehurst

Marxists always bring bloodshed. They already know that they will face resistance, and that armed force is necessary to bring about their revolution. They will use any number of false fronts to get things as far as possible before unveiling … Continue reading →

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Reality is Racist

Posted on February 24, 2019 by ehurst

A genuine biblical mystical outlook yields some treasures most people miss. It is a unique approach to understanding reality, and it points to a whole range of intellectual vigor that seems to have sat quietly in the shadows. This is … Continue reading →

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Only When They Feel the Heat

Posted on February 5, 2019 by ehurst

As long as people don’t get burned, they aren’t going to change anything that really matters. This is why privacy advocates will remain voices in the wilderness. The Big Tech privacy rapists have figured out how to remove the immediacy … Continue reading →

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The Mechanism We Have in Our Hands

Posted on February 1, 2019 by ehurst

It doesn’t require a prophet’s vision to see that America is doomed. What does it take to build an empire and keep it together? The empire must have an identity that makes the conquering forces proud. That identity must bring … Continue reading →

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