Craig Maciolek
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Freedom and Independence
Freedom is when we choose our own goals. Independence is when we measure our own success. Community is when we choose to align our goals and measures of success with others. Tyranny is when we force others to align to… Continue reading
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Awakening
Our Uncle Sam became more and more hostile to family and friends and no one knew why. Since most of his hostility was irrational, we figured he was losing his mind because of his age. We laughed at his outbursts… Continue reading
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The Yin and Yang Of Human Evolution
To borrow from George Carlin, “Men are stupid and women are crazy. Women are crazy because men are stupid,”… (and men are stupid because women are crazy.) ((That second bit is my addition. I am one for balance. It is… Continue reading
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All Inclusive
There are people who want the world to make sense, and there are people who want power. Times of peace occur when the people who want the world to make sense include the insatiable desire for power in their calculations. Continue reading
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Returning to Center
Through actions, we express our identity. The routines we keep. The things we painstakingly maintain with our devoted labor. Through money, we express our ego. The things we will only pay others to maintain for us. Even if they are… Continue reading
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The Purpose of Propaganda
We all have experienced it. We all have felt like we could conquer the world because of it, and eventually it makes us all feel like foreigners in our own skin. The scene goes like this; a parent who feels… Continue reading