Author: Access Arts Network

22 February 2020 There have been two substitutions. One is democracy with capitalism and the other is the United States of America with Christianity. The former has been made by almost everyone without notice or recognition of the consequences; the latter has been made on the right of the political spectrum and is a “be … Continue reading Substitutions

2 December 2019 My first car was a Ford Pinto—you know, the kind that blew up if rear ended—and I got ripped off buying it from a friend whose dad was a used car salesman--Classic. But it was my first car and I had it for six or so years. It had some funny features … Continue reading Technology and Thought

2019 Oct 24 I know that some candidates for President are for a universal guaranteed income and it is one of the boogie men of the right. I am against the idea. The primary problem with the idea of the universal guaranteed income is the fundamental denial of the human instinct to earn what we … Continue reading Universal Guaranteed Income: Not a Fan

Sept 2019 I am not against capitalism. (a response to my Dad) My Dad commented in an email that I am Anti-capitalist. This is not true. His statement comes from this false set of assumptions: liberal means socialist means communist means anti-capitalist. This is what I think. Capitalism only functions at its peak when regulated … Continue reading Not Against Capitalism

2019 September How do people become interested in “things”? The question: What causes people to make thinking and analysis a part of their daily lives rather than just going along without really questioning some of the bigger ideas, or any ideas, of the world or a specific subject? Most of my life I have debated … Continue reading How to be Interested in “Things”