Category Archives: Politics and Economics

On government and decision-makers

phs4: Information

Posted on 2012 October 6 by Mark Macy

Government is the hardware for social regulation; politics is the software. Politics, in its purest form, would be the spirit of society…. Continue reading →

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phs3: Military

Posted on 2012 September 23 by Mark Macy

Don’t give in to fear, though… as the US has been doing since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. There are too many other important things in life to spend the government budget on. Noble things…. Continue reading →

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Humor in Politics

Posted on 2012 September 21 by Mark Macy

“All over the world people are chanting, ‘Death to America.’ Except in China, where they’re chanting, ‘Not until we get our money back.'” –Jay Leno Continue reading →

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phs2: Privatization and the Public Good

Posted on 2012 September 3 by Mark Macy

We’re noble-savage creatures in a rough world in which life kills life to survive, so politics gets complicated here on Earth. We don’t always have a clear idea about whether government is a good thing or a bad thing… a facilitator of public safety and stability, or an obstruction to human affairs. Continue reading →

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Politics and the Human Spirit 1: Introduction

Posted on 2012 August 28 by Mark Macy

Government and political systems… play a huge role in determining to what degree a society enjoys peace and prosperity on one hand… or crime, war, and civil unrest on the other….Our noble side is fueled by timeless ethereal forces deep within us, and our savage side is fueled largely by the hormones and egos that have been hard-wired into our physical bodies and brains and egos that have been hard-wired into our physical bodies and brains. Continue reading →

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Aurora Theater: Another Tragedy Close to Home

Posted on 2012 July 29 by Mark Macy

Earth has become a battlefield for those two invisible forces vying to influence humanity—the troubled, parasitic spirits who act out their repulsive dramas through our lives… and finer ethereal beings ever summoning us to accept and spread their light and love. When the dark forces win us over, as they did in Aurora last week, the results are tragic. Continue reading →

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2012: As Disasters Worsen, What’s Preventable and What’s Not?

Posted on 2012 March 11 by Mark Macy

Disasters are growing in frequency and severity as world civilization treads ever more heavily on the planet. Here’s a glance at some of the more serious recent disasters… and at the end we’ll talk about what could be preventable in the future…. Continue reading →

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The Human Story 16: End of Story, End of Times

Posted on 2012 January 20 by Mark Macy

There are times I wish that divine forces could sweep away the world’s problems. Scoop up the chosen ones, transform Earth to a paradise, then set us back down gently amid meadows, streams, songbirds, and rich forests. Continue reading →

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The Human Story 15: Hands That Caress and Strangle the World

Posted on 2012 January 18 by Mark Macy

Our hands create magnificent works of art and destroy them. They break things during fits of rage and then fix them when things have cooled down. They’re an agile extension of our noble-savage nature. Continue reading →

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The Human Story 14: Modern Civilization Sprouted From Ancient Pyramids

Posted on 2012 January 13 by Mark Macy

Science today can’t venture a reasonable guess as to how these and other ancient wonders were created. Archaeologists simply call it “crossing the great divide” from cave-dwelling to civilization…. Continue reading →

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