Author Archives: greg

Communities Must Strive to Restore the Concept of Freedom

Posted on June 10, 2020 by greg

Ongoing austerity and policies of uncertainty can be seen clearly in the ongoing and ruthless assault on the social state, unions, higher education, workers, students, poor minority youth, and any vestige of the social contract. While this position in fact … Continue reading →

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The Connection Between Ethics, Morality and Inequality

Posted on June 1, 2020 by greg

Ethics is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy. Ethical comes from the Greek ethos “moral character” and describes a person or behavior as right in the moral sense – truthful, … Continue reading →

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We Need to Change Our Beliefs in Order to Change Our Actions

Posted on May 20, 2020 by greg

The Declaration of Independence says that government has one primary purpose; that of protecting beliefs of the people that includes the unalienable right to freedom. Ayn Rand’s philosophy of objectivism argues that the purpose of life is the pursuit of happiness, and that the purpose … Continue reading →

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An Analysis of Existential Threats and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on May 10, 2020 by greg

This analysis critiques the early response of the economic troika – the EU, China and US – to a threat. The RAND Corporation’s Center for Global Risk and Security in the early 2000s ranked threats as existential, serious and nuisance. … Continue reading →

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The Role of Public Health in Protecting and Improving Health

Posted on May 1, 2020 by greg

Economic inequality is measured by looking at the distribution of wealth and income in a society, not the general wealth of a country. A growing body of research suggest that inequality – more so than absolute wealth alone – has … Continue reading →

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Analysis of the Economic System Through the Lens of COVID-19

Posted on April 20, 2020 by greg

Crisis moments present opportunities for change; there is a loss of innocence and complacency. The COVID-19 pandemic causes a decline in “polarization” as various communities focus on a “common enemy” with a new collective approach to handling threats. Established relationship … Continue reading →

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How Pandemics Can Create Change

Posted on April 10, 2020 by greg

The Black Death of the 14th century not only shook Italian society, but transformed it. It marked the end of an era in Italy and resulted in wide-ranging social economic, cultural and religious changes. This led to the emergence of … Continue reading →

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Wages Stopped Rising: Unraveling the Libertarian Movement

Posted on April 1, 2020 by greg

The first well-developed statement of libertarianism, An Agreement of the People (1647), was produced by the radical republican Leveler movement during the English Civil Wars (1642–51). Presented to Parliament in 1649, it included the ideas of self-ownership, private property, legal … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from Alfred Russel Wallace’s Interactions with Flat-earthers and Bell Curve Enthusiasts

Posted on March 20, 2020 by greg

Alfred Russel Wallace is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection; his paper on the subject was jointly published with some of Charles Darwin’s writings in 1858. When he died in 1913, he was the … Continue reading →

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The Rise of Revolutionary Ideas Over the Past 200 Years

Posted on March 10, 2020 by greg

In the 19th century, man has seen some of the most revolutionary ideas in human history. These ideas have not only shaped the way we live our lives, but they have completely changed the way we view ourselves and the … Continue reading →

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