America is split many ways: the divide between rich and poor,(1) educated versus uneducated, the elite versus the common person. We’re beset by a self-perpetuating crime and poverty in the bottom economic class because those individuals justifiably feel hopeless. It’s the middle classes that should be hopeful, Continue reading
Blog Posts and Writings Tagged: Governance
Blog 135. American Angst Part 3 of 7: Engineered Inequality
America has greater inequality than any other advanced country.[1]
Among the advanced countries of the world, America has the greatest wealth, but also the greatest inequality in wealth. The U.S. ranks 27th out of 27 high-income countries in median wealth per adult. The top 1% took home 22% of all income in 2015. Continue reading
Blog 133. American Angst Part 1 of 7: State of the Nation
America exhibits a widespread anxiety, uneasiness, dread, fear, insecurity, foreboding—or even rebellion—against some poorly defined process. Whatever it is, Americans fear it is taking over. Continue reading
SYMPTOMS UNDERLYING AMERICAN ANGST
Blog 132. Technology–a bright future?
Technology, like everything else, is changing exponentially. At the human level, can anything change other than who gets richer and who gets poorer? Continue reading
Blog 131. Why do small nations want big nukes?
Why indeed? For a nation, the benefit of having a nuclear weapon comes from not using it. Continue reading
Blog 130. GDP is a faulty measure
Why GDP is a faulty measure of success.
That’s a headline in Time magazine of 2/5/218. Thinking of “success,” I wondered whether Time really sells more magazines by dating them a week later than the actual publication. If so, another fake fact sells well. Continue reading
Blog 129. Did the Russians Hack This Site?
Subscribers may wonder why no blogs have arrived by email during the last two months. One reason: perhaps Russians hacked this site! Continue reading