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Lecture and Book Discussion

Posted on November 4, 2013October 20, 2013 by Gus

Theosophical Society of America

November 4, 7 p.m.

1926 North Main Street

Wheaton, IL 60187

630-668-1571

$10 entry of $20 for entry plus a book

It is no secret American society and government are in spiritual, economic, and cultural crisis. … Read more

The meaning of Samhain in modern America

Posted on October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 by Gus

Samhain (Sao-win) is one of the two most important Wiccan Sabbats, for as Beltane (May Day) celebrates the triumph of life, so Samhain (Halloween), six months later, honors the reality of death. I discuss its importance for American culture today … Read more

Pantheism, Paganism, and Tocqueville on the Soul of Democracy

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Gus

I have a new post up on Witches and Pagans that explores how the themes of modern Pagan spirituality appear inherent in a democratic culture… or at least so Alexis Tocqueville believed. Though as a good Catholic he was not … Read more

Driving to the Yukon

Posted on October 24, 2013October 24, 2013 by Gus

Confusions about contract and freedom in libertarian and free market thinking

Posted on October 21, 2013October 21, 2013 by Gus

Libertarians argue a free society is a contractual society, one based on agreement between equals rather than force by the strong against the weak. In my view they are correct. But I have long since ceased to call myself a … Read more

The Mondragon Economic Experiment

Posted on October 15, 2013October 2, 2013 by Gus

Imagine worker owned cooperatives numbering over 80,000 worker owners engaged in everything from agriculture and education to research in nanotechnology.

Imagine they limit their CEOs to no more that 6X the lowest paid worker in a company and still compete … Read more

The Kochs’ role in the conspiracy against American democracy

Posted on October 8, 2013December 22, 2016 by Gus

Some months ago I posted an account of the evidence for a Koch funded conspiracy against American democracy, rooted in my having grown up in Wichita, their home, having known Charles Koch personally, and my youthful involvement with the radical … Read more

A response to Nathan Goodman on democracy

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Gus

Nathan Goodman provided an interesting criticism of my post on democracies not being states. His argument requires a lengthy discussion to address properly. Further, the discussion format on this site seems to hate paragraphs, so such a response would … Read more

Power, Politics, and Spirit: Going beyond dichotomies – a talk

Posted on October 3, 2013October 3, 2013 by Gus

It is no great insight that American society is in trouble. Our political system is working poorly and virtually every issue is presented in simple-minded dichotomies built around “liberalism” vs “conservatism.” The truth is quite different, more interesting, scarier and … Read more

Liberalism, Conservatism and spirituality, Part III: the crisis of nihilism and the decline of liberty

Posted on September 13, 2013September 13, 2013 by Gus

Witches and Pagans now has Part III of my essay on liberalism, conservatism, their intellectual and moral collapse and what spiritualities of immanence might be able to do to revitalize them. If you wonder why liberals are so weak and … Read more