Dr. Pierre van den Berghe on the state

"Let me offer, if not a definition of the state, at least an apt description of what many states do much of the time: States are killing machines run by the few to steal from the many."

Again and again the Subsidation of History

Power respects power, not ethics.

The sexiness of Vivec and societal change.

I’ve noticed that as time goes on and the people of my generation take on more and more powerful roles in society (as business leaders, politicians, producers of media, even bureaucrats) it becomes easier and easier to openly say things …

Potlatching and Rational Actors

I recently held a small and dubious event at my apartment. I referred to it as a “Free Book Bazaar” and basically, i was just trying to give away hundreds of books that i don’t have room for. A fair …