Too much news

| May 13, 2010

It’s hard to keep up with the news because there is so much of it in the Era of Constant Crisis. You will be overwhelmed by the news if your orientation is not right. That’s where we come in. Now, briefly around the crisis zone, just to give you the right orientation. We’re stretched too […]

Planned social destruction

| May 11, 2010

The agenda of social destruction began a couple of centuries ago, but most historians read the history of the nineteenth century as economic progress rather than social destruction. Social destruction really gains momentum under feminism. Feminism is the most efficient destroyer of societies except for the Communist dictatorship engaging in mass murder. We expect the […]

What are anthropologists good for?

| May 8, 2010

Review of Marvin Harris, Cannibals and Kings, New York: Random House, 1977. Marvin Harris became one of the most influential populizers of anthropology on the basis of his historical analysis in Cultural Materialism and Cannibals and Kings. Harris theorizes about the formation of the strong state systems that dominate history. He believes that agriculture arose […]

Global economy turning?

| May 5, 2010

The Chinese government is trying to pop its real estate bubble. Faber predicts China market decline. Commodities “feel heavy.” Australian commodity stocks decline, then rebound. China’s real estate may mark down 20 percent. Prices have increased 20 percent in one year. 60 percent of China’s economy is devoted to construction. Removing China’s commodity bid makes […]

Goldman and Greece

| May 3, 2010

Goldman has been charged with fraud in a civil suit and is currently under Justice Department investigation. At the same time, the Dodd financial regulation bill is coming before Congress. Many financial commentators seem to think it’s OK for Goldman to bundle fraudulent mortgages together as long as there is a customer. But the naked […]