Assertions

Quick tweet-like takes on current events.

  • No Continuity

    What we lack in our leadership is continuity. With every different crisis, our leaders sell their allegiance to the highest bidder. Thus, each crisis is managed from a different perspective, for different purposes. Without continuity there can be no confidence. Continue reading

  • Three Types of Evolutionary Lessons

    The Creation lesson of the Bubonic Plague: build proper sewer systems and keep the rats out. The Behavior lesson of HIV/AIDS: be sexually responsible. The Spiritual lesson of the 1918 flu: we are not in control. Three Evolutionary Lessons of… Continue reading

  • Creating a Fear Based Religion

    If we only listen to medical doctors and epidemiologists, then we are going to create a fear based religion with them as the new priests. If we also include experts from other fields, such as Evolutionary Biology, sociology, and ecology,… Continue reading

  • Self-esteem and Culture

    Once, long ago, metaphorically, all birds had the same kind of beak. Then, over time, the birds evolved different beaks based on how they needed to use them. These needs were dictated by the conditions of their specific environment. Self-esteem… Continue reading

  • A Sustainable Economy

    An effective and sustainable economic structure would not need to change to cope with times of war, peace, natural disaster, feast, or famine. Continue reading

  • Free No More

    Freedom is a luxury of space. When we want to feel free, we all seek open spaces. As the open spaces fill up and disappear, the only options are Fascism or Socialism. To understand this, think of the work it… Continue reading