Freedom and Mobility
In the US, freedom is closely associated with mobility. The history of the US reveals that immigration, another word for moving, is at the core of America’s identity that was generated over centuries by people seeking individual economic redemption. America’s identity...
Masters of War
Come you masters of war You that build the big guns You that build the death planes You that build all the bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks You that never done nothin' But build to destroy...
The Medium is the Message: Online Podcasts and Blogging
Advertising is based on unilateral push information like TV to be efficient and profitable. Today advertising no longer provides an effective control of the economy for the establishment. The same goes for propaganda promoted by political parties in power. The...
Greed: A Capital Sin
St. Thomas lists a number of these sins, which he calls the "daughters of greed." They are: fraud, lying, perjury, restlessness, violence, and viciousness. Like all the seven deadly or capital sins, greed sees many other sins that flow from it. The unraveling loss of...
Investment vs the Spoils of Financial Speculation
In economic terms, there is nothing more speculative than war. The costs are always guaranteed no matter the outcome, while the benefits are only secured by the victor. Moneyed elites benefit the most regardless of the outcome. While the working class is sacrificed at...
North vs South
I’m an Italian-born US citizen. I currently live in southern California. I’m the only member of my family living in America. All of my relatives live in Italy. There is a rivalry that defines Italy. Northern Italians look down on southern inhabitants. With little...
The Corporate State: The Emergence of a Quasi-Religion
With this essay I venture into uncharted territory linking past and present fields of social sciences in order to solve a metaphysical puzzle. This relates to the nature of a subliminal person known as the corporation and how this artificial person was able to sponsor...
Google’s Amoral Predicament
Several books have been published about Google’s questionable business practices. Not many addressed how this overreach happened and what it means for the political landscape of the world going forward. Keeping in mind that this misrepresentation does not only apply...
Antichrist: Philosophical Perspective
By philosophy I mean the love of wisdom as it applies to understanding the spiritual synergy of language, namely the “Word” as narrative viewed in conjunction with speech that enables us to communicate our thoughts as an expression of our being. This process is...
Antichrist: A theological Perspective
Theology is the study and interpretation of the Word of God. Keep in mind, that any interpretation by a theologian is influenced by his or her religious affiliation. A Catholic theologian will have a different interpretation of the Holy Scriptures than a Lutheran or a...
A message from Pavel Durov
I’m turning 41, but I don’t feel like celebrating. Our generation is running out of time to save the free Internet built for us by our fathers. What was once the promise of the free exchange of information is being turned into the ultimate tool of control. Once-free...
On Fascism
Benito Mussolini, the founder of Fascism, was a man of the left not of the right. He was a journalist and a member of the Socialist International in Switzerland. He organized communist insurrections during World War I. He later was expelled from the socialist party...