The widespread economic belief that the more we consume, the better things will be for everyone is true only for human beings – and, moreover,
Category: Act II: Free-Market Folly: Why Economics is not a Science
All Roads Lead Back to Reagan: The Pestilence of Preposterous Pay
In the time of the ascendancy of ancient Rome, it was said that “All roads lead to Rome,” since, politically, economically, socially, militarily, culturally, and
The Curse of Plenty and How to Solve It
In the past, there were tales told and retold of famine caused by devastating drought or hordes of locusts that devoured the cultivated crops on
The Formation of Taste
In a book I once read about certain prominent individuals in various fields – which I believe were writing, classical music, visual art, and science
The Economists’ Brazen Effrontery: The Scylla and Charybdis of Economics
In the epic tale of Odysseus, who accompanied his fellow Achaeans to fight the Trojans in the western part of modern-day Turkey, and then for
The Due but Difficult Death of a Dangerous Dogma: The Folly of All Utopias
It is disheartening how the many faithful who believe in the false doctrine of free-market capitalism zealously continue to advocate it in spite of the
