politics

  • Managing The Flow

    If we allowed water to flow freely, we would experience more frequent and destructive floods and droughts. To protect ourselves we build dams, levies, and dykes. Along with these, we use aqueducts, locks, and pipelines to manage the flow of… Continue reading

  • The Reich Cycle

    “Grandpa! Wake Up!” A little boy runs into the study and begins to shake the arm of his grandfather. “Have you been here all night? Mom has breakfast ready.” The old man picks his head up off the table, careful… Continue reading

  • In The Year 2576

    No normal person wants to be a burden to their children. However… The people of the year 2576 will have to spend billions of dollars every year to care for the nuclear waste we are creating now. And they will… Continue reading

  • A Sustainable Evolution Computer

    The Earth and it’s geology is the hardware. The environment and it’s ecosystems is the operating system. Agriculture, forestry, and other resource managements are primary apps. Religion, politics, and economics are secondary apps. Continue reading

  • Economics and Evolution

    Evolutionary success is defined as the ability to have, or enable others to have, great great grandchildren. There are many variables in this pursuit, but the foundation, the single most important variable, is a healthy environment. Economics is a tool… Continue reading

  • Reality

    The cycle of feast and famine cannot be stopped, only delayed. The system of politics and economics that we choose to use is only an expression of how we engage this cycle; … realistic and just, or fanciful and unjust. Continue reading