Maciolekism

economics

  • The Birth of Freedom

    “Independence” is the word the snake whispered to Eve in the Garden of Eden. If we were independent from God, then we would be equal to God. Of course, it is a trick. There is no independence. Everything is connected… Continue reading

  • There Will Be No Stopping

    It is easier to change our justifications and rationalizations than it is to change our routines and behavior. This is why a business person can never stop at a reasonable profit, or why a warring nation will never stop at… Continue reading

  • A Mature Mind

    We will never be able to stop history from repeating itself. Most likely, the variable that drives our repetitive self destruction is the last minute reactive effort to change things radically… in order to prevent history from repeating itself. The… Continue reading

  • Let The Free Market Wash The Dishes

    We have all experienced it. That passive aggressive game where all the people in a house refuse to wash the dirty dishes in the sink. Everyone making a political statement about what they are and are not willing to be… Continue reading

  • A Modern Gilgamesh

    The wilderness is known as an economy. Capitalism is what we call the ever present chaos; the physics of how money flows through an economy when unmanaged. Flowing money is like water. It is nourishing and refreshing when it trickles,… Continue reading

  • Under The Hemlocks

    I was working on a remote island in the Southeast Passage of Alaska. I pulled my boat up to a beach where I had work to do nearby. As I secured the boat a sweet older woman came onto the… Continue reading