ILF POST

By Douglass Carmichael In the last post I gave examples of how, to our surprise, the father of modern capitalism, Adam Smith, in The Wealth Of Nations, was very critical of the monopolizing power of corporations.In my own reading I next turned to John Locke to try and understand the origins [...]

By Gloria Feldt My first false balance post described how the media forces the existence of “the other side” even when there is none, such as the other side to a heinous crime, or to a health care service such as a pap smear. But there are many more kinds of false balance.
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By Linc Bloomfield Moscow’s announcement on July 14 that it is suspending its participation on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty was bad news for efforts to stabilize and pacify a continent which for a half-century was split asunder and frequently threatened by catastrophic warfare. But this unwelcome Russian move should come as no surprise [...]

By Douglass Carmichael In the process of writing a book on getting to GardenWorld (It’s where we really want to go so why aren’t we using our wealth and resources to get there?) I found myself needing to better understand our political vocabulary. It has led me to look at original sources [...]

By Gloria Feldt I’m not a journalist. I make no claim to be. I’m an advocate and author. Writing commentary is a big part of what I do. Writing commentary is all about having a point of view. And I do have a point of view, no bones about it. But I [...]

By guest contributor Mike Males Surveys such as Public Agenda’s indicate that two-thirds to 80% of adults hold blanket, negative opinions of youth and want to impose severe restrictions on them, starting with curfews and mass banishment from public space. That’s pretty extreme–no other adults on earth, even in military dictatorships or [...]

By Charles Lindblom When we believe that a fellow citizen is or has been engaged in unacceptable behavior, we usually do not call on the elaborate and clumsy machinery of law– police, prosecuting attorney, and court– to put a stop to it. Instead we engage in more informal kinds of influence or pressure, including spoken [...]