A TALE OF TWO AMERICAS INTRODUCTION: Elsewhere, I have discussed the (absurd) notion that there is some necessary correlation between […]

Charles and David Koch are not unintelligent; they both received engineering degrees from M.I.T.  They are neither uninformed nor credulous.  […]

INTRODUCTION: Reciting the right-wing catechism is nothing new for right-wing politicians and political pundits.  Scripted talking points are designed to […]

For those of us who understand basic macro-economics (i.e. post-classical, Keynsian insights), it is astonishing that people somehow still have […]

THE NEOLIBERAL MILLERITES: A HOST OF HARRY CAMPINGS In 1994, a con-man named Harold Camping predicted that the “Armageddon” mentioned […]

The explanation offered by the right wing (i.e. the corporatists) for the 2008 financial collapse was a tour de force […]

DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE: THE NEXUS OF ARISTOTLE & RAWLS: According to what basic principles should opportunity and power be distributed?  The […]

Corporatism can be defined as State-corporate collusion.  In other words, it is the process by which politicians within government collude […]

SOCIALIZING HEALTHCARE: THE NUMBERS             Currently, in the U.S., 85% of Medicare costs go to just 25% of patients—namely those […]

DIAGNOSIS: Let’s look at the characteristics that define two different systems for facilitating the health of a nation’s citizenry.  In […]