Observations on the human condition
My article linked below appears (page 13) in Issue 68 of The Light, a free, independently distributed monthly paper that asks the questions the mainstream won’t. This edition carries sharp structural analysis worth reading alongside it: Rusere Shoniwa traces the managed transition of global capital through the BRICS framework, while Escape Key dissects how the … Read more
Following on from yesterday’s post on The forest of the Order, Alex explains the current noise around Stablecoins ignores the obvious: stablecoins are neither “stable”, nor innovative or revolutionary but merely intensification of the extractive logic of the money paradigm. There is an alternative coordination layer which is both innovative and evolutionary which is what … Read more
On the Gifts and Costs of Living Through Symbols,and Possible Ways Forward by Alex Nikolov Our recent weekly WiseValue discussions have been exploring symbology; Alex published the following article on LinkedIn. There is also a 20 minute podcast. We are born clean! We are born innocent! Then we are claimed by theorder of symbols and … Read more
Book Review. A review of John Macgregor, The Mechanics of Changing the World: Political Architecture to Roll Back State & Corporate Power — by Clive Menzies John Macgregor’s The Mechanics of Changing the World arrives at a moment when the literature on democratic decline is long on diagnosis and short on remedy. His stated ambition … Read more
How a world that feels like madness is already growing its own replacement The Madness Is Real Let’s not pretend otherwise. Wars that grind on without resolution. Economic dislocation that hollows out communities faster than any explanation can account for. A cost of living that rises while wages stagnate, while savings dissolve, while the promise … Read more
It Is Working Exactly As Designed. And that is the most dangerous thing you can know. For the financial community, the article (link to .pdf) opens on your ground — monetary policy, risk, 2008 — then pulls the floor away by showing the design flaw is deeper than any policy can reach. The blockquote on … Read more
In the last few years, I have been in correspondence and conversation with Josh Sidman and others following the work of Silvio Gesell. Josh, in conjunction with the Henry George School of Social Science, has organised a two hour conversation with me on 6 May 2025 at 6pm GMT (1pm New York time). Josh Sidman … Read more
This is, loosely speaking, the fourth in a series of conversations with Faiza at Hidayat TV, sharing Critical Thinking’s and subsequent analysis of how we organise ourselves as a species. The first conversation is on education, the second on the structure of the world and our role within it and the third on the contrast … Read more
A few days ago, I was invited to join this discussion: Hidayat TV Who Controls Who? (video 38 minutes and 52 seconds)Who Controls who ?What is the Current structure of this World ?Who are “They” & How do they Control Humans & Their Humanity ?What tools & Tactics they are Using to maintain their Hegmony/Supremacy/Control/ … Read more
In this first video, I had the opportunity to lay out some of the context, as to why the world is the way it is. YOUTH MATTER TOPIC PARADIGM SHIFT IN TODAY’S POLITICAL ECONOMY 2024-10-22 (video 54 minutes 25 seconds) I supplied a list of references before the interview: Hierarchy and Political Economy – Birkbeck Presentation … Read more
This article was written for the Idler bi-monthly magazine but didn’t make the cut for the next issue although they’ve promised to publish an edited version on their letters page. An edit will inevitably miss some important facets of the full article; hence it is published here. I’ve been idling for a dozen years or … Read more