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Author Archives: Mark Macy
Bad Counsel and a Short Leash
…generals should be left out of policy-making. When they advise on foreign policy, they tend to advocate strategies for attack. That’s what they do. They’re fighters. Especially in modern nations like the US, militaries have powerful weapons and huge ranks of soldiers and sailors… and the generals (as well as weapons developers) are always looking for ways to put them to use. Heed their counsel under normal conditions? Bad idea…. Continue reading
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Fixing the world, starting with piracy and bad economics
The piracy epidemic underway off the coast of Africa…is a good example of what’s wrong with the world today. By digging…to the heart of the matter, we should be able to open avenues to healing the world at large. Let’s give it a try! Continue reading
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New Economics and Paradise!
And when you and I come to the end of these transient and troubled lives of ours here on Earth, let’s get together over a cup of tea in the paradise that is in our personal destiny—the light, subtle realm that has gone by so many names down through the ages: Astral World, Eden, Marduk, Heaven, Jannah, the Summerland…. Continue reading
Closing Arguments on US Healthcare
Healthcare in the US needs a complete overhaul for lots of complicated reasons… but that’s not the only thing that needs an overhaul. Here’s the short story…
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Getting to the Heart of the Healthcare Debate
Healthcare in the States at the moment is one of those really messy macro-issues. I’ve been thinking about it for some time, and I’m using this blog today to see if I can find my way out of the maze of insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, pricey medical equipment, faltering economy, political activism, fear-mongering media, special interests, socioeconomic theory… and, of course, the universal desire for good health… to get to the heart of the matter.
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Public Health Insurance in America, a Must
…at a time in life when I needed health care and health insurance the most, I couldn’t afford it…. Continue reading
On Being Human
Because of cross-breeding long ago, we today have noble, almost god-like qualities fueled by love, wisdom, and good will, compelling us to be gentle stewards of the planet and to serve humanity with the best we have to offer. But we also have a dark, savage side, driven largely by fear and belligerence, that helped our early hybrid ancestors survive in a hostile world of monstrous predators. Continue reading
Human Spirituality & Government
There are all sorts of invisible influences on our world imposed on us by living, nonphysical beings – – spirits. Some spirit beings inspire lovers, dreamers, artists, and inventors. Others compel murderers, thieves, and rapists . . . . Continue reading
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