Electricity And MagnetismSparks and magnetism had long been known, but people had no understanding of what they were or how to use them in more than just a few ways, such as making magnetic compasses. Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L13, P2”
The New DiscoveriesOnce science had a solid and reliable foundation, as we explained in Lesson 12, new discoveries exploded into the world. One by one, we’re going to examine the most fundamental of them. Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L13, P1”
At The End…
At the end of these changes we see a very different world than Europe under monarchs. Here are some of the major differences: Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L12, P3”
Science, then, is not an organization, and is not a proclamation from someone in a white coat, or even an army of impressive coats with impressive titles. Science is nothing but a process of isolating reliable facts. Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L12, P2”
Unplanned ChangesBecause of Western civilization’s built-in characteristics (like initiative), Europeans didn’t stop creating new things once kings took control of the continent. In fact, Europe’s commercial revolution and its Renaissance made people more likely to step out on their own and try new things. These people became the sources of large and unexpected changes. Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L12, P1”
I’m not a political guy. Fundamentally I’m a voluntaryist, which means that I want to leave political rule behind, en toto. But I also live among good people who still believe in political processes. So, as I run across contributions I may be able to make, I consider offering them.
Today I have something. Perhaps it will make next year’s political game a bit less bad, and perhaps it won’t, but this is at least the right time to try. Continue reading “I’ll Need Reasons To Believe The Next Vote Count”
Thank God for experience. Last week we had another of our meetings at Jay’s bar, and it almost turned into a disaster. Only long experience saved it.
Everything was proceeding nicely until I saw my old friend Martin walking up to the bar with a man who creeped me out. This guy was perfectly attired and wore the same type of overcoat I used to see in and around power centers in Rome. (I lived in Rome for a short time.) This guy smelled of “heartless elite.” Continue reading “ROSC 16: Rebels with Full Bellies”
In 1977 I began taking road trips (driving a car or truck) up and down Interstate 80. I had taken a few road trips prior, but 1977 was the first time I drove cross-country as an adult and for work… the first time I was looking on the experience with moderately confident and mature eyes. I’ve taken road trips many times since, though not in the past two years.
(This piece was originally published in 2017.)
In 1977 I began taking road trips (driving a car or truck) up and down Interstate 80. I had taken a few road trips prior, but 1977 was the first time I drove cross-country as an adult and for work… the first time I was looking on the experience with moderately confident and mature eyes. Continue reading “40 Years on the Road: A Report”
It has now been two years since the height of the Covid compulsions, and even though some people are clinging to their rhetoric, almost no one is lining up for each new injection. After all, everyone got the disease regardless. The Covid vaccine (“You won’t get or spread Covid”) was, in modern parlance, an epic fail.
And so I’d like to examine what happened to us, then find a way back to living with each other in decency and in peace. Continue reading “The Covid Calculus”
Theorizing is one thing; doing is quite another. No matter how good you think your theories are, applying them to the real world is always a revelation. More than that, actually doing is far more fun that theorizing. And right now hundreds of thousands of young people (and a lot of older ones too) are building the economy of the future. It’s a magnificent thing to be part of. Continue reading “ROSC 15: Building Ourselves a City”
