A common tendency of new social movements, religions, and other dogmas is that they create a myth to explain and interpret events, whether past, present,
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The Historical Context of Books
The vast majority of books do not outlive the particular time and place in which they were written. I am not speaking of the actual
The Myth of Progress: The Paradox of Increased Production
In the past, those who witnessed the marvels of industry and technology believed that those who lived in the future, meaning us, would only have
How to Spot a Revolutionary: A Revolutionary by Any Other Name Would Smell As Foul
We can define a revolutionary as someone who wants, and actively seeks, to make radical changes to the society in which one lives or to
The Free Market is not Free: The Grave Inefficiency of the Price Mechanism
In classical economic theory, all the participants in the economy are assumed to have perfect and complete information, at all times, about everything they need
Capitalism’s Greatest Defect
The many apologists of capitalism argue that capitalism is a neutral or valueless system whose sole objective is to enable people to create wealth and
Homo Stupidus 