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Click here to learn about my mind-bending epic mythological novel A Conspiracy of Wizards<\/em>!!!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a partial hyperlinked index of essays and posts on this site. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you find that it was worth your while!<\/p>\n

The evolutionary ecology of natural, human, and technological systems<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

The Politics of Consciousness <\/a><\/p>\n

Adaptation & Social Systemic Fluidity<\/a><\/p>\n

The Evolutionary Ecology of Social Institutions<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fractal Geometry of Social Change<\/a><\/p>\n

The Evolutionary Ecology of Human Technology<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fractal Geometry of Law (and Government)<\/a><\/p>\n

Emotional Contagion<\/a><\/p>\n

Bellerophon\u2019s Ascent: The Mutating Memes (and \u201cEmes\u201d) of Human History<\/a><\/p>\n

Information and Energy: Past, Present, and Future<\/a><\/p>\n

The Evolutionary Ecology of Audio-Visual Entertainment (& the nested & overlapping subsystems of Gaia)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Nature-Mind-Machine Matrix<\/a><\/p>\n

Counterterrorism: A Model of Centralized Decentralization<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mandelbrot Set: Images of Complexity<\/a> (just the imagery, but in-depth and worth a look)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Transcendental Politics (formerly “The Politics of Reason and Goodwill”)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

A Proposal for Orchestrating an Historical Paradigm Shift<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ideology of Reason in Service to Humanity<\/a><\/p>\n

Politics Isn\u2019t Everything\u2026, <\/a><\/p>\n

Transcendental Politics<\/a><\/p>\n

A Comprehensive Paradigm for Progressive Thought and Action; or \u201cYes We Can, and Here\u2019s How\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

A Proposal<\/a><\/p>\n

The Politics of Reason & Goodwill, simplified<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt Always Seems Impossible Until It\u2019s Done\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

How to make a kinder and more reasonable world<\/a><\/p>\n

A Simple Choice<\/a><\/p>\n

Meta-messaging with Frames and Narratives<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ultimate Political Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

Second-Order Social Change<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cA Theory of Justice\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The Foundational Progressive Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n

Apollo\u2019s Creed<\/a><\/p>\n

The Politics of Anger<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt Was Just A Joke\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The Politics of Kindness<\/a><\/p>\n

The Power of \u201cWalking the Walk\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Community Action Groups (CAGs) & Network (CAN)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fault, Dear Brutus\u2026.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMessaging\u201d From The Heart of Many Rather Than The Mouth of Few<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n

A Positive Vision For Colorado <\/a><\/p>\n

The Heart of Politics<\/a><\/p>\n

Tragically Comical American Political Discourse<\/a><\/p>\n

The Battle of Good v. Evil, Within & Without<\/a><\/p>\n

The Battle of Good v. Evil, Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s Right With America<\/a><\/p>\n

Solving Rather Than Punishing Problems<\/a><\/p>\n

A Major Historical Threshold or A Tragically Missed Opportunity?<\/a><\/p>\n

A Call To Minds & Hearts & Souls<\/a><\/p>\n

Politics & Social Change<\/a><\/p>\n

Changing The Narrative<\/a><\/p>\n

Cluster Liberals v. Network Liberals<\/a><\/p>\n

Realizing Human Potential<\/a><\/p>\n

The Loss of Humanity<\/a><\/p>\n

Irrational Belligerence Run Amok<\/a><\/p>\n

Getting Off The Political Treadmill<\/a><\/p>\n

The Dance of Consciousness<\/a><\/p>\n

A Vision for Progress<\/a><\/p>\n

No Presumption Pragmatism<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Audacity of Hope\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The Battle of Narratives<\/a><\/p>\n

A Framework for Public Discourse<\/a><\/p>\n

Gentle Reflections<\/a><\/p>\n

On the Threshold<\/a><\/p>\n

The Human Enterprise<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Social Systems and Social Change Tidbits<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Collective Action (and Time Horizon) Problems<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mathematics of Conflict and Cooperation<\/a><\/p>\n

The Genius of the Many<\/a><\/p>\n

Discipline & Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n

Cynical Idealism<\/a><\/p>\n

The Variable Malleability of Reality<\/a><\/p>\n

Political Constants & Political Variables<\/a><\/p>\n

Social Coherence and Disintegration<\/a><\/p>\n

E Pluribus Unum<\/a><\/p>\n

Predators, Prey, and Productive Praxis<\/a><\/p>\n

Free Will, Determinism, Quantum Mechanics, & Personal & Social Responsibility<\/a><\/p>\n

The Presence of the Past<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThrive-Interest\u201d v. \u201cSelf-Interest\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Individual & Society: Conformity v. Accommodation<\/a><\/p>\n

The Meaning of \u201cRepresentation\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Fame Is Attractive<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIs Religion A Force For Good?\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n

The T Party\u2026, THC, That Is <\/a><\/p>\n

Systems Analysis, Politics, and the Uneasy Alliance of Ignorance and Privilege <\/a><\/p>\n

Musings<\/a><\/p>\n

The Algorithms of Complexity<\/a><\/p>\n

A Dialogue on Religion, Dogma, Imagination, and Conceptualization<\/a><\/p>\n

An Argument For The Existence of God\u2026, Sort Of.<\/a><\/p>\n

Do Deities Defecate?<\/a><\/p>\n

Personhood, Politics, & Truth<\/a><\/p>\n

Pro-Life Dogma v. Life-Affirming Sentiment <\/a><\/p>\n

The Social Construction of Legal Reality<\/a><\/p>\n

What is Leadership?<\/a><\/p>\n

Public Entrepreneurialism<\/a><\/p>\n

Humanity v. Civility<\/a><\/p>\n

Echo Chamber Amplification<\/a><\/p>\n

The Poetry of Life<\/a><\/p>\n

Daring Innovation v. Stagnant Ritualism<\/a><\/p>\n

The Titanic Nation<\/a><\/p>\n

Anatomy Is Not Destiny<\/a><\/p>\n

The Battle of Narratives: Responsibility for Past, Present & Future<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tea Party Political Fundamentalism and Responses To It<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitical Fundamentalism\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cConstitutional Idolatry\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Liberty Idolatry<\/a><\/p>\n

Small Government Idolatry<\/a><\/p>\n

The Tea Party\u2019s Mistaken Historical Analogy<\/a><\/p>\n

The True Complexity of Property Rights<\/a><\/p>\n

Liberty & Interdependence<\/a><\/p>\n

Real Fiscal Conservativism<\/a><\/p>\n

Social Institutional Luddites<\/a><\/p>\n

The Inherent Contradiction of Extreme Individualism<\/a><\/p>\n

Liberty & Society<\/a><\/p>\n

An Open Letter To The American Far-Right<\/a><\/p>\n

A Frustrated Rant On A Right-Wing Facebook Thread<\/a><\/p>\n

The Catastrophic Marriage of Extreme Individualism and Ultra-Nationalism<\/a><\/p>\n

Dialogue With A Libertarian<\/a><\/p>\n

More Dialogue With Libertarians<\/a><\/p>\n

Yet Another Conversation With Libertarians<\/a><\/p>\n

Dialogue With Another Libertarian<\/a><\/p>\n

Another Response to the Cult of Libertarianism<\/a><\/p>\n

Another Dialogue With A Conservative<\/a><\/p>\n

Down the Rabbit Hole to the Mad Hatters\u2019 Tea Party<\/a><\/p>\n

More Fun With Dicks and Janes<\/a><\/p>\n

A Response to a Conservative on Personal and Collective Responsibility, Reason, Bias, Discourse & Humanity<\/a><\/p>\n

A Response to a Conservative on Patriotism, Militarism & Economics<\/a><\/p>\n

Response to a Right-Wing Myth<\/a><\/p>\n

The History of American Libertarianism<\/a><\/p>\n

Right-Wing New-Speak<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTake\u201d This<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cRebels,\u201d Reactionaries & Reality <\/a><\/p>\n

A Response to Libertarianism<\/a><\/p>\n

The Tea Party\u2019s Neo-\u201dJim Crow\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

How Much Racism Is There On The Far Right? <\/a><\/p>\n

The Narrowing of the American Mind<\/a><\/p>\n

A Response to Mindless Belligerence<\/a><\/p>\n

The New Face Of American Racism<\/a><\/p>\n

Why The Far-Right Is On The Wrong Side Of Reason, Morality, Humanity and History<\/a><\/p>\n

A Liberal Response to the Far-Right<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bizarro Universe of Right-Wing \u201cLogic\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dogmatic Ideology and its Avoidance<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Scholarship v. Ideology<\/a><\/p>\n

The Elusive Truth <\/a><\/p>\n

The Hydra\u2019s Heads<\/a><\/p>\n

The Signal-To-Noise Ratio<\/a><\/p>\n

Un-Jamming the Signal<\/a><\/p>\n

To Raise or Lower the Level of Discourse<\/a><\/p>\n

Pro-Life Dogma v. Life-Affirming Sentiment<\/a><\/p>\n

Ideology v. Methodology<\/a><\/p>\n

The Voice Beyond Extremes<\/a><\/p>\n

Scientific Misconduct: There\u2019s No Such Thing As Immaculate Conception<\/a><\/p>\n

Discourse, Diderot & Deity<\/a><\/p>\n

The Real Political & Cultural Dichotomy<\/a><\/p>\n

Sacred Truths<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cNew\u201d Reductionism<\/a><\/p>\n

Irrational (but rationalized) Belligerence<\/a><\/p>\n

The Tyranny of Blind Ideology<\/a><\/p>\n

An Argument for Reason and Humility<\/a><\/p>\n

The American Theocracy Movement<\/a><\/p>\n

Unwise Certainty, Counterproductive Vitriol, and Wise and Functional Humility<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Economics<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Humanized Markets<\/a><\/p>\n

The Economic Debate We\u2019re Not Having <\/a><\/p>\n

The Real Deficit <\/a><\/p>\n

The Restructuring of the American and Global Economy <\/a><\/p>\n

The More Subtle & Salient Economic Danger We Currently Face<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Extreme Income and Wealth Inequality Matters<\/a><\/p>\n

Investing in Infrastructure: Labor and Capital Agree<\/a><\/p>\n

The Paradox of Property<\/a><\/p>\n

The True Complexity of Property Rights<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve got a business, you didn\u2019t build that\u2026.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Digital Manufacturing & The IT Revolution<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Education; child, family, & community; health care & mental health care:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Education Policy Ideas<\/a><\/p>\n

A New Focus for Education Reform: Student Socialization and Targeted Student and Teacher Placement<\/a><\/p>\n

Real Education Reform <\/a><\/p>\n

Mistaken Locus of Education Reform<\/a><\/p>\n

School Vouchers, Pros & Cons<\/a><\/p>\n

A Colorado Teacher\u2019s Perspective on Education Reform<\/a><\/p>\n

West Generation Academy<\/a><\/p>\n

American Universities: Two Dimensions on which to Improve<\/a><\/p>\n

The Vital Role of Child, Family, and Community Services<\/a><\/p>\n

A Fanciful Child and Family Welfare Act<\/a><\/p>\n

The Most Vulnerable Americans<\/a><\/p>\n

Is It Wrong to Require People to Buy Health Insurance?<\/a><\/p>\n

Sound Mind, Sound Body, Sound Society; Sound Good?<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Brothers\u2019 and Sisters\u2019 Keepers<\/a><\/p>\n

The Duty of Compassion<\/a><\/p>\n

Symptoms v. Root Causes<\/a><\/p>\n

Kick-Starting A ClearMind<\/a><\/p>\n

Why \u201cClearMind\u201d is Singular<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Harvey Report\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Environment, immigration, international relations, civil rights, balance of rights & security:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gaia & Me<\/a><\/p>\n

Environmental Open Forum <\/a><\/p>\n

Deforestation: Losing an Area the Size of England Every Year<\/a><\/p>\n

A comprehensive overview of the immigration issue<\/a><\/p>\n

Legality, Morality, and Reality Regarding U.S. Immigration Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

Godwin\u2019s Law <\/a>Notwithstanding<\/a><\/p>\n

Basal Ganglia v. Cerebral Cortex, Basal Ganglia Keeping Score<\/a><\/p>\n

The Nature of the SB 126 Colorado ASSET Debate<\/a><\/p>\n

A Humane & Rational People<\/a><\/p>\n

(Immigration) Law Is Our Servant, Not Our Master<\/a><\/p>\n

Lords and Serfs on the Global Manor: Foreign Aid as Noblesse Oblige <\/a><\/p>\n

Problems Without Borders <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDemocracy IN America,\u201d But Not BY America<\/a><\/p>\n

The Brutality of War is Relevant<\/a><\/p>\n

A Brief Analysis of the Israeli-American Relationship<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSharianity\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Rights v. Security<\/a><\/p>\n

Freedom & Coherence<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gun Violence and Gun Regulation<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Dialogue on Force and Discourse<\/a><\/p>\n

Debunking The Arguments of the American Gun Culture<\/a><\/p>\n

A Gun Control Debate<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lesson of Tragedy<\/a><\/p>\n

The Gun Control Debate, In Progress<\/a><\/p>\n

Aurora, CO Theater Shooting<\/a><\/p>\n

Force & Folly<\/a><\/p>\n

The George Zimmerman\/Trayvon Martin Incident, and What it Reveals about the American Political Divide<\/a><\/p>\n

The Current American Struggle<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Various other political Issues and a possible emerging policy instrument<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u201cA Choice Between Our Hopes and Our Fears\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cA Choice Between Our Hopes and Our Fears,\u201d Revisited<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ultimate Political Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

The Conservative v. Progressive Debate <\/a><\/p>\n

Democracy\u2019s Defect Is In The \u201cDemos\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Reason and Compromise<\/a><\/p>\n

The War of American Interdependence<\/a><\/p>\n

Should Political Libel Be Legally Prohibited?<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Michael Bennet Truly Impresses Me <\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday Briefs: Glenn Beck on Slavery, How Free Should Speech Be, & the Social Relevance of How We Conceptualize God.<\/a><\/p>\n

Inclusivity & Exclusivity<\/a><\/p>\n

Sex & Politics<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n

A Tale of Two Movements<\/a><\/p>\n

The Great American Debate<\/a><\/p>\n

The Commodification of Responsibility<\/a><\/p>\n

Is Direct Democracy Incompatible With Constitutionalism?<\/a><\/p>\n

Will The Real Constitution Please Stand Up?<\/a><\/p>\n

The Basic Political Ideological Grid<\/a><\/p>\n

Godwin\u2019s Law, Revisited<\/a><\/p>\n

How The Tea Party Is Moving The Country To The Left<\/a><\/p>\n

Fortresses of Delusions<\/a><\/p>\n

Political Market Instruments<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fiction & Poetry:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Excerpts from “A Conspiracy of Wizards”:<\/p>\n

The Hollow Mountain<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wizards\u2019 Eye<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFlesh Around A Whim\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cloud Gardener<\/a><\/p>\n

A Heavenly Host<\/a><\/p>\n

The History of the Writing of \u201cA Conspiracy of Wizards\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Other works:<\/p>\n

An Eddy In The Stream<\/a><\/p>\n

A Couple of Poems from My Youth<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Espa\u00f1ol:<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Confluencia Colorado<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a1\u00a1YO SOY ESPARTACO!!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Holiday Specials:<\/strong><\/p>\n

El D\u00eda de los Muertos, Election Day Edition<\/a><\/p>\n

A Story of Thanksgiving, Misgiving, & Forgiving<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life,\u201d American Political Edition<\/a><\/p>\n

A Political Christmas Carol<\/a><\/p>\n

A Multicultural Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

A Progressive New Year: The On-Going Project<\/a><\/p>\n

Independence from National Mythology Day<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Personal Vignettes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Value of Wonder<\/a><\/p>\n

Puppy Love<\/a><\/p>\n

Navigating the Forever Forking River<\/a><\/p>\n

Snow Whitehair & The Seven Dwarfs<\/a><\/p>\n

Conflucian Sayings<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to buy my e-book A Conspiracy of Wizards<\/em> for just $2.99!!!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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