Gus diZerega – Page 10 – SPIRIT | NATURE

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

Florence and thereabouts

Posted on October 22, 2013October 22, 2013 by Gus

Florence from the European University Institute (EUI) where I was a guest

Photgraphs of the Southwest

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Gus

The Mirage of Monotheism

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

Mirage OF MONOTHEISM (download)

For thousands of years people lived in a world they experienced as populated by a multitude of spiritual forces. Apparently they did not think of them as being subordinate to some central divine king, if for … Read more

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