New and Improved Propaganda Machines
We carry propaganda machines in our pockets. Propaganda isn't just to misinform, but to distract us and exhaust the capacity for critical thinking. When you're struggling to decide between 25…
Chomsky
Chomsky’s Passing
Noam Chomsky passed today at 95. His efforts to dig beyond the surface level of propaganda in the media is needed now more than ever. I try to follow his…
Chomsky’s Passing – NOT
Noam Chomsky passed today at 95. --- Actually, he's still alive. He was just sent home from the hospital after a stroke, and people feared the worst!!His efforts to dig…
Intellectual Self-Defence: Time For A Reading Sabbatical
To be brief: The obsession with quantity and volume has to end. More is not always better. Quality matters most. But people in the 21st century are addicted to endless…
A Fruitful Exploration of the Core
Maybe there are seeds of potential deep within ourselves, but maybe there’s nothing there but a collection of signals. Regardless the outcome, we need to dig in to see what…
The Boiling Frogs Timeline
Globally, Covid cases rose by over 50% in the past month! This article that reported the stats, mistakenly says the WHO “officially declared the end of the coronavirus pandemic worldwide…
Yup, It’s Still Airborne
The much publicized 60 Minutes episode on Covid ran last night. Lots of accolades on social media, but I wasn’t impressed. We’re just happy for scraps at this point. The…
Manufacturing Consent to Spread SARS-CoV-2
Like the political/media machine convinced citizens that invading Iraq was necessary, we’re being convinced to spread a virus that will come back to destroy our own lives. Yesterday, Arijit Chakravarty,…
The Truth is Out There
Because it’s harder than ever to discern fact from fiction means we have to work harder. Don’t give up! Definitely not an example of Art Deco. I once dated a…
Politics of Hopelessness
I started posting other people’s twitter threads in part because twitter was (is) threatening to self-destruct, but also because there are some incredible gems that could disappear into the ether…
Chomsky’s Lessons from 2021
Yanis Varoufakis spoke to Noam Chomsky, at DiEM25, about what 2021 has taught us. In a nutshell: the wealthy puts profits over people to their own detriment (e.g. patent rights…
Dealing With Lemmings, and The Delusional
“Never underestimate the power of denial.” – American Beauty” Cowards can never be moral.” – Gandhi “The world is a dangerous place, not because evil people do terrible things, but…
The Future of the Left with Natalie and Noam
I stumbled across a video of Natalie Wynn in conversation with flippin’ Noam Chomsky. They are two of my favourite thinkers, but I never, in my wildest imagination, would have…
Libertarian Socialism & The Rebirth of Freedom & Democracy
What is libertarian socialism, and why should we be interested? Libertarian socialism is a long term goal, I would say, agreeing with Chomsky, who is the most prominent libertarian socialist…
Chomsky: Corporate Fascism Clarified
Exactly as I said this spring, in an essay titled, Sinking All Ships (Except Our Own), Chomsky is saying, as well, what by now should be obvious to all: the…
Sliding Into Irrelevance: Pro-Censorship Stance Obliterates Careers – and Minds
The once-great Naomi Klein. I had great respect for her until she burned her very considerable credibility to the ground, by publicly and viciously attacking Glenn Greenwald recently – after…
The Top 12 Books For Understanding The World
Or, Why A Critical Reading of History Is Now Critically & Urgently Needed The details are important, but an understanding of the major patterns of history are even more important.…
On The Use & Abuse Of History
A typical account of history is presented in the video linked below, and here are some reflections on it, and on the general practice, or malpractice, of professional historians, and…