This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called Can You Pull Yourself Up By the Bootstraps? The phrase “pull yourself

This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called American Hustle. The emphasis in America is on individualism and self-reliance, so

This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called How Woke is My Veggie Burger? You may not know this, but

This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called Fear of a Red Planet. In the US, the attitude towards getting

This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called Bye Bye Baby! With the potential indictment of Donald Trump coming soon—he

This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called What’s Eating America…and What’s America Eating? America has a systemic issue that

This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called “The World’s Poorest Rich Nation,” and tells how the US, while being

This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called “When the US Was a Social Democracy,” and examines when the US

This episode of the web series Toward a More Perfect Union is called “Love,” and is a special Valentine’s Day edition — since this episode

This episode of the web series, Toward a More Perfect Union, is called “Is Money a Psychedelic Drug?” Now you might say, that’s a ridiculous

This episode of the web series, “Toward a More Perfect Union,” is called “The Problem with Billionaires.” It looks at the scourge of billionaires, including

This episode of the web series “Toward a More Perfect Union” is about Woody Guthrie and what he can teach us right now. Through his

This three minute video introduction to the web series “Toward a More Perfect Union,” created by Michael Wayne, gives an overview of the series and

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You may remember Hannibal Lecter, aka “Hannibal the Cannibal”—a renowned carnivore who truly enjoyed what he ate, eating, as he called it, “the terminally rude.”

After Elon Musk went public with his proposed $44 billion purchase of Twitter, he tweeted out “Twitter is the digital town square.” I would argue that’s

And, why are we so beholden to it? In my prior essay, Money Love, Money Lust, I ended the essay by asking, What’s the Point of

How much is enough? And what exactly is the point of money anyway? A little later on in this essay, I will answer a question

If You Want to be Anonymous, Delaware’s the Place to Go While the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, with Russia adding to their status

From the Ashes, a New World Can Be Born On March 3, 2012, 22-year-old Russian conceptual artist and political activist Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, also known as Nadya

A Conversation with Hollywood Producer Sandra de Castro Buffington Voices for the Future is a podcast series that I co-host, with my collaborator Anodea Judith. The

Incest is Perfectly Legal on Wall Street In real life, incest is a crime, but in the world of Wall Street, which operates in an

What Do Frank Sinatra, Alan Greenspan, Ayn Rand, and James Madison All Have in Common? A Hole in the Head was the title of a 1959

A Conversation With Richard Lang, Chairman and CEO of Democrasoft Voices for the Future is a podcast series that I co-host, with my collaborator Anodea Judith.

The Brilliance of the Legendary Jazz Musician’s Magnum Opus What does it mean to hold a love supreme in your heart, mind, and soul, with

They Actually See Eye to Eye on Something Very Important Do Charles Koch and Karl Marx really have anything in common? Before your head explodes just pondering this question,

The Radical Spirit of Robert Burns Lives on, Thanks to the Grateful Dead As 2021 came to an end and gave way to 2022, you

What’s the Point of Billionaires? As is the custom to ring in a new year, we make resolutions and hopefully keep them over the course

Hamilton’s Vision of a Nation that Works for Everyone How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whoreAnd a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of

Welcome to the World of the Wealth Class and Their Infinite Universe of Free Stuff I was recently reading an editorial from a publisher of

The Pandora Papers, Money Laundering, and the Theft of a Nation’s Wealth In the annals of Greek mythology, when Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus,

Just What Exactly is Meant by Freedom? Today I am writing you about the concept of freedom, especially how it’s seen here in the U.S.

Can We Find Our Way? Carole King and Gerry Goffin wrote the song back in 1962. The Drifters made it a big hit that same