Review: The Populist Delusion
Mainstream political science is garbage. As taught at universities and public schools, it is nonsense parading around as ‘science’. It can be summed up with three main points: 1) democracy is universally preferable, 2) nationalists are evil, and 3) communists are well intentioned. Combined with […]
Book Reviews Concordia Book
How Modern States Enchant and Control the Masses
When you think about propaganda, authoritarian governments like the Soviets, Nazis, and China come to mind. Most people realize that American media is biased, but fully believe it is independent and protected by the first amendment. Technically speaking that remains true. However, propaganda and mass […]
Politics Technology
The Machiavellians – The Provocative Science of Politics
The Machiavellian school of thought is as provocative and as it is misunderstood. A quick internet search reveals numerous rebuttals and critiques. But most of these miss the underlying point of Machiavellianism. Simply put, it is the scientific study of the mass manipulation of people […]
Book Reviews Concordia Book
The Truth Behind the Omicron Variant
Six weeks ago, I published the blog titled The Concealed Truths of the COVID Pandemic. Since then, so many important events have transpired that I felt an update was warranted. New Kid on the Block On November 24th 2021, the Omicron variant was identified in […]
COVID Politics
How Succession will undo Centuries of Conquest
The world changed forever on August 6th, 1945 when the USA dropped an atomic bomb on Japan. This day marks the decisive conclusion of centuries of conquest. Few people understood the fundamental significance of that day. Tragically, Japan’s refusal to surrender resulted in the loss […]
Concordia Book Foreign Policy Politics
Why the Evil Empire is a Mistake Bound to Repeat
On December 25th, 1991, the Soviet Union suffered a peaceful and uneventful death. By that time, most of Eastern Europe was already free from the evil and repressive yoke of communism. However, it is virtually impossible to exaggerate the impact of this event on world […]
Concordia Book Foreign Policy Politics
How to Restore Your Privacy from Government and Big Tech Spyware
Unless you are an analytics expert, the scale of government and Big Tech spying is difficult to comprehend. Even if you use an anonymous ‘burner phone’, the NSA can determine who you are by tracking the movements of your phone. Where a phone travels uniquely […]
Concordia Book Politics Technology
How to Restructure Power to Save America from Itself
In a previous post, I discussed what the inevitable breakup of America would look like. In this post, however, I will take the opposite approach and discuss how to restructure government power to delay the breakup as long as possible. After all, when empires collapse, […]
Concordia Book Economy Politics
Review: Breakup! A Freedom Lover’s Guide to Surviving the End of the Empire
Breakup!, writing by Matt Asher, is one of my new favorite non-fiction books. Matt self-published the book as an e-book (via Substack) and an audio book. His conversational style and heavy usage of humor is a welcome respite from the mountains of stale non-fiction books. […]
Book Reviews Self Publishing
The Invictus Mind Podcast
I had the privilege to join Mike Korbel on his incredible podcast, The Invictus Mind. This is a special interview, since Mike read my book and had lots of great questions for me. Please check out this video and his podcast. Don’t forget to like […]
Appearances
The Concealed Truths of the COVID Pandemic
It has been over two years since the arrival of covid. The disease spread around the globe faster than any other known pathogen. According to official / government numbers, it has globally infected over 250 million people and is responsible for over 5 million premature […]
COVID Politics
The Surprising and Forgotten Benefits of Tariffs
All taxes have negative side effects and consume productivity from the economy. Further, government spending distorts the economy and is a net-drain on wealth accumulation. Despite the universal truth that all taxes are inherently bad, some taxes are better than others. The modern bipartisan consensus […]
Concordia Book Economy Politics
Review: The History of Venezuela
As part of my research for my next novel, I purchased the book The History of Venezuela by H. Micheal Tarver and Julia C. Frederick. The 189-page book is a brief summary of Venezuela from Columbus to the initial term of Chávez. Like most history […]
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