Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme
This post appeared earlier under the title “Ponzi Schemes and the Ponzi Schemers.” I’m republishing it because our just confirmed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director is one of […]
2017
A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part Three, the IVCS
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders This is the concluding post in a three-part series. The first post highlighted the problem of lack of representativeness in modern societies, characterized human […]
A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part Two, Meta-layer Requirements
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders Requirements for an e-participation platform in human political CASs We won’t be able to stop the movement toward oligarchy unless we can create a […]
A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part One, Conceptual Foundations
ByJoseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders The Disconnect It’s hardly news that there’s a very wide chasm between voters, lawmakers and political parties. The rage in America reflected in the […]
Defining the Public Purpose
The video below discusses the concept of the Public purpose with Steven D. Grumbine of Real Progressives. The focus of the video is on the meaning of the idea and […]
On How The Federal Government Spends and Other Matters
My first interview at Real Progressives on Monetary realities, including how the Federal Government spends, the absence of legitimate solvency concerns, austerity scares and other related questions.
Congress, Don’t You Dare Cut the Safety Net or Any Other Programs People Need: A Manifesto
Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, along with his current allies in Congress, and among lobbyists, suggest that he is likely to break his frequently stated campaign promises that, if elected, he […]
Dimensions of Public Purpose
Recently, I was interviewed by Steve Grumbine at Real Progressives about the idea of Public Purpose. Public Purpose is a term which first came to prominence during the 1970s when […]