Reactionaries are phonies who endanger civilized society.
“The Thinnest Veneer of Civilization” is the title of the article. Above it is the stock, golden-afternoon-glow photo of the Roman Forum blaring at the reader that ancient (and not a little blood-soaked) Rome is the reference point for “civilization”. Cliché, certainly, but intriguing to anyone interested in the fate of a society teetering on […]
Summer 2022: Tour d’horizon
And so, the world heads into the summer of 2022. The livin’ is easy even if reason, never abundant, continues to suffer from supply chain disruptions worldwide. Tolerance, like Marxism before it, is headed for the great dust heap that is “history”. It was worth a try, but the deteriorating quality of human capital diminishes chances […]
From the Grave: Carlo M. Cipolla (1922–2000)
Editor’s note: Cipolla was an economic historian who taught at UC Berkeley. In 1976, he published “The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity,” now in the public domain. In the near-half century since, humanity has continually proved the viability of his theory. The Laws are set forth below, lightly edited for clarity and concision, as a […]