I suppose that most people are familiar with the Biblical story of humanity’s expulsion from the legendary Garden of Eden, the earthly paradise in which
The Protective Balance Provided by Microbes
In another essay, I introduced the concept of the Law of Balance, the idea that, in the macroscopic world of predators and prey, there exists
Science is not always Sensible
It is a very common human tendency to copy whatever is successful and apply it indiscriminately to many different areas of human endeavour. One sees
Competition Shall Not Set You Free: The Mirage of Competition and Freedom
One of the fundamental dogmas of laissez-faire capitalism is that the presence or absence of competition in any given industry is a sure indicator of
The Three Deadly Sins: The Pseudo-Nobel Economics Prize
Let the lie Have time on its own wings to fly. Arthur Hugh Clough In Christian theology, there are enumerated Seven Deadly Sins: pride, anger,
The Pursuit of Happiness
It is well-known that Americans revere the three legal documents on which their country was founded – the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and
Homo Stupidus 