In our time, we have witnessed a homogenisation of culture under the hegemonic sway of a supposedly ‘liberal’ worldview, which has turned out to be anything but. In Gramsci’s terms, it has assumed the shape of a hegemony promoting ‘conformity.’
‘Something’s wrong.’ So said Donald Trump, about the rising prevalence of autism in children. Conservative estimates are that there has been a 1,000-fold increase in diagnoses of autism in children since the turn of the millennium.
For countries like the US, which separate the religious and political spheres, an internationally imposed religious ideology certainly conflicts with their national sovereignty, not to mention personal freedom. The UN’s religious scheme warrants strong resistance.
The Collectivist, Evolutionary Religion of the UN Read Journal Article
Like Napoleon’s troops, the legions of cognitive warriors from the myriad government-financed, non-governmental organizations are sure they have arrived at the end of history when it comes to understanding what it means to live a free and dignified life.
The attempt to codify the concept that individualism is a threat to health into international law, through the draft Pandemic Agreement, should alarm us all. Those advocating this change should reflect on why we have designated the individual as primary.
Individualism: The Basis of Public Health or Its Nemesis? Read Journal Article
This piece is going to be an exploration of my own thoughts on the analog versus digital worlds from both a physical and a philosophical point of view. It will be an exploration of being “real” or “not real”.
To understand the modern system of sovereign nation-states, it is necessary to understand the origins of this system dating back to the early 1600s. Before that time, sovereign large cities were often autonomous from what we might call nations.
Two decades ago, factions argued that biowarfare threats were so significant that biodefense responsibility needed to be removed from the purview of the uniformed military and placed within NIAID under NIH and under HHS.
The Biodefense Oligarchy and Its Demographic Defeats Read Journal Article
Caught in the “measure-grab-and-control” tyranny of the algorithmic mind, they cannot imagine how those they see as lesser than them, might, if left to their own devices, be capable of generating greater efficiencies than their vaunted oh-so-rational systems.
The Demoralizing Downward Spiral of Algorithmic Culture Read Journal Article
When was the last time you talked with a young person about what it means to live a good life as it is conceived of outside the parameters of economic gain or the game of acquiring reputation chits?
We’re still learning how to integrate these technologies into our lives, much like we did with search engines and the internet – remember when answering a simple historical question required a trip to the library?
As we the New Year, when one traditionally comes up with ‘resolutions’ for the year ahead, and of initiating creative projects, one has to ask: is all of this just Heideggerian ‘idle talk,’ or is peace a realistic possibility?
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