Category Archives: Economics

The Secret of Getting Ahead?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Those who are old enough to have watched “Hee-Haw” will remember a song that Tennessee Ernie, Buck Owens, and the gang sang almost every week, “Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me.”  One of the lines was, “If it weren’t for … Continue reading →

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Robots ‘R Us (?)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

In the field of robotics, as in so many other areas of life, science fiction writers saw the future decades before the rest of us; they warned that androids were coming and the relationship would not always be easy. Recently, … Continue reading →

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Economic imaginings

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

The key aim of this blog, as stated on my “About” page, is to look at “the reality in our fantasies and the fantasy in our realities.”  The phrase was inspired by James Hillman, who used the word “fantasy” to … Continue reading →

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Change is the only constant

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

That’s what they say in the tech industry.  That’s what Buddha said 2600 years ago.  And that’s what the National Intelligence Council says in a 140 page report, “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds.” Since 1997, the NIC, formed of all … Continue reading →

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Sponsored Clutter: Coming Soon to a Newsfeed Near You

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

Reblogged from Maggie (Not Margaret): Or, Sponsored Stories are Bad News for Facebook Users Recently, my Facebook reach has been rather down.  What, I’m I suddenly not as interesting?  Are my pictures not as good?  My posts not as funny?  … Continue reading →

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The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism by Andrew Bacevich – A book review

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

Anyone paying attention knows that our nation has lost its way, but that’s where clarity ends.  How and when did we go wrong?  Sometimes I wish I could read the histories that will be written a hundred years from now, … Continue reading →

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