Tag Archives: Michael Ferguson

payback: you ain’t goin’ nowhere

There is such a big divide between the haves and have lesses and have nothing at alls that either this has always existed or that now it is in the realm of active engagement letting all manner of conspiracy theorists, … Continue reading

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but can it mix a martini?

Sometimes the arc of change is like pulling a cart through knee deep molasses on a cold January morning. There are so many structural constraints in place, so many vested interests, so much anxiety over potential changes and add to … Continue reading

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the state of the better

Property, according to Oscar Wilde has such dreary duties that it constitutes and endless bore. It is unbearable and prevents the full flowering of individualism. Property then, in the interest of the rich said Wilde, must be gotten rid of. … Continue reading

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forward to the past

Does authenticity have anything to do with the truth or are we conflating an idealized sense of self with a public perception of populism? Today, the mantra among the political pundits is that authenticity serves as the means to gain … Continue reading

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a bigger bang: head shots and dumbing down

Blame it on bourgeois ethics? Is the successful t.v. series The Big Bang Theory merely insulting in its violence; a violence which may be an endemic cultural trait within middle-class values, that repository of conservatism and arch determination to maintain … Continue reading

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yellow fever: shining on

You have to wonder why  so many normally astute and bright people commit basic errors such as buying gold just before the  bubble pops. Part of the blame can be termed ” madness of crowds” , the hysteria and unbridled … Continue reading

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50 ways to leave your job

Is the cup half full or half empty? Does evaporation count? Is deflation inevitable? Even helicopter Ben may be running out of tools and ammo and if the property bubble bursts in China which is likely or their commodities takes … Continue reading

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the ceiling is leaking

There used to be an old joke in Europe that America had Bob Hope, Percy Faith and Johnny Cash, and Country X had no faith, no hope and no cash. Well things have changed a bit… This sorry media-hyped drama … Continue reading

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THE ROUTING OF SAN ROMANO:PERSPECTIVE ON “RESTORING HONOR”

“Of course, there are significant differences between the two writers: Klein imagines that the problem with the world is too much focus on capitalism at the expense of progressive values and social welfare. Beck, on the other hand, loves capitalism, … Continue reading

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REPRESSIVE TOLERANCE: DISARMING THOSE PIOUS FRAUDS

”Whereas at times Marcuse’s writings on art seem to be a replay of the tendency of romanticism and some versions of artistic modernism to celebrate the artist as the true revolutionary and art as the true revolution, in fact Marcuse … Continue reading

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