I have a Ph.D. in the Humanities from UT-Dallas, a M.A. in English from the Univ. of S. MS, and a B.S. in Recombinant Gene Technology. I am a fiction writer, a poet, and a philosopher -- in any order on any given day.
What I'm Reading
Anything and everything: poems, plays, novels, science, philosophy, economics, etc.
Happy Birthday, America! Once the p[romise of economic liberty, civil liberty, and political liberty -- free market capitalism, a liberal society, and a constitutional democratic republic -- I hope one day you realize that promise, that we get you back on the path to truth, justice, and virtue. May the USA become beautiful! Read Full Story
I just bought David Hare's play "The Verticle Hour." In it there is a character named "Dennis Dutton" -- you cannot tell me that is an accident, especially considering his political ideology -- who is arguing with his political science professor. In their discussion, she accuses him of being a capitalist. He responses that he doesn't like the word "capitalism." When asked what word he would prefer for the system he prefers, he answers: Life. I love that, because that is exactly what it is. YO... Read Full Story
I have a new op-ed in the Dallas Morning News on education. In it I propse that not everyone is or should go to college, and that an academic education isn't for everyone. Should be fun to see the fallout to this one. Read Full Story
In "The Conquest of Bread," anarcho-communist Petr Kropotkin, argued that one positive development in the right direction would be: "Trade-unionism, with a growing tendency towards organizing the different trades internationally, and of being not only an instrument for the improvement of the conditions of labour, but also of becoming an organization which might, at a given moment, take into its hands the management of production". Much like what Obama did with GM and Chrysler. Kropotkin admit... Read Full Story
Here is an article that makes an interesting argument: that there may be things too complex to exist. I'm not so sure about that. However, that does not mean the author does not have some valid points. At the same time, he misses the main point, which is that the problem may not be that of being too complex, but of the system being improperly structured. We have seen the issue of "too big to fail" raised in this current depression. The response has been to keep the big guys afloat and create ... Read Full Story
Here's an idea for a petition that would see just how keen Congress members become about government-run health care:“I, the undersigned citizen of the United States of America, petition the U.S. Congress to pass legislation ensuring that both the President and Congress will receive only the worst care that any government-provided health care and insurance provides, to ensure that the citizens will receive only the best overall system of care and insurance.” I think there should ... Read Full Story
Energy self-organized into atoms. Atoms self-organized into molecules. Organic molecules self-organized into cells. Cells self-organized into organisms. Organisms self-organized into ecosystems. Neurons self-organized into minds. Humans self-organized into democratic governments, economies, societies, and cultures. Order and complexity comes about in nature from the bottom-up, through self-organization, changing over time through evolutionary processes. What do you not see? Top-down organizat... Read Full Story
Well, Diaphysics is now officially out. Everyone should now drop everything they are doing and go out and buy copies for themselves and everyone they know! Read Full Story
