Category Archives: Where is Civilization Going?

Protests in Chile — October 2019: End of the Neoliberal “Experiment”?

Posted on October 24, 2019 by

Since October 18 Chile has seen the most serious signs of civil unrest since the end of the Pinochet era, responding to rate hikes especially in transportation and utilities. Does this portend the end of neoliberalism in Chile? Continue reading →

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The West’s Ongoing Collapse at the Hands of Identity Politics and Neoliberal Ideology: 2019 Update

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

The free fall of contemporary academia into speech & thought totalitarianism continued … & likely to progress further given the unwillingness of those with resources to use them to oppose this ongoing juggernaut. Continue reading →

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Moon Madness and the Fate of the Liberty Movement

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

“You look pale.”  —Blair to Clay, Less Than Zero (1987) My last article garnered responses I predicted but hoped would not occur: emails from folks who not only believe the moon landings were faked, but think the Earth is flat. … Continue reading →

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Of Moon Landings, False Rabbit Trails, and Approaching Epistemic Oblivion

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

It’s the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. “We came in peace for all mankind” reads the plaque left behind by Neil Armstrong & “Buzz” Aldrin. Except that on Earth there is no peace, & some believe the whole thing was faked. Did we really go to the moon? The Lost Generation Philosopher ponders the mystery…. Continue reading →

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Cycles and Stages of Civilization

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

Cycles and Stages of Civilization – furthers the statement that the Third Stage is dying, that the Fourth Stage cannot replace it, we cannot simply go back, and so we must pave the way for building a Fifth Stage of civilization. Continue reading →

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Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 5)

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Continuing the discussion of how the materialist worldview has left Western civilization & culture morally adrift, & vulnerable to the forces presently destroying it from within. Continue reading →

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Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 4)

Posted on April 12, 2019 by

Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 4) continues the discussion begun in Parts 1 – 3, asking whether any secular moral theories are sufficient to thwart modern tendencies toward relativism, nihilism, and abuses of money and power. Continue reading →

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