Clearly certain aspects of USA version 1 are no longer operative. How far along the path of decline are we? Are we headed for reform, collapse or revolution?
Author: OldGuy
Left vs. Right: an alternative view
We tend to talk about politics/government in terms of left vs. right. What does that mean? Is there another way of talking about it that makes things clearer?
Energy prices
A discussion of the relationship between energy prices and economics. Specifically, their role in economic growth and their relationship to “Big Oil”
Summary (anti-scientism)
A summary of the anti-scientism category
Virtue-signaling
A discussion of the relationship between scientism and virtue-signaling (specifically, signaling membership in the elite) in public life
Philosophical Materialism
A discussion of the relationship between philosophical materialism and scientism
Climate Change
A discussion of scientism in the arena of climate change (specifically its public policy advocacy aspect)
Scientism in Public Health
A discussion of scientism in Public Health, with particular emphasis on the governmental response to Covid-19 (and AIDS)
Quality of Scientific Evidence
A discussion of assessment of the quality of scientific evidence (particularly evidence regarding human subjects).
Introduction (anti-scientism)
An introduction to the anti-scientism category. Opposition and alternatives to the worship of (some aspects of) science (mostly) by progressives.