The State vs. “the Public”
The State has to safeguard the balance of power of many existing publics. Continue Reading
Politics
The grand unifying theory of existence
The political brane topology was my first attempt (written December 25, 2011, sic!) to structure the political topology that emerged in the early 20th century and continues to this day. As I see it today, it still helps me (us)… Continue Reading
America first and improbability of the EU
Some of my posts about Donald Trump immediately after his election are now outdated on the one hand but offer us unexpected insights into the fabric of national identity and the politics made around it.So, for now, let me quote… Continue Reading
Memetic Kinship Selection
In response to the apparent selfishness dominating evolution on earth, as proposed by Charles Darwin (evolution by natural selection), various theories arose that distinguish animals from humans, altruism referring only to humans. Namely, they were directed against mankind’s illusion that… Continue Reading
Robots cannot de-toil humans
Prophecy of Ayn Rand comes more and more true. Leading industrialists of our era are more and more openly pleading for a future in which an individual would be subordinated to collective. Elon Musk with his prediction about universal basic… Continue Reading
Borders of the EU diplomacy
Introduction / background My views on EU central ideology and the future of the EU are quite apart from EU mainstream political jargon. So my introduction should be understood as an apology of an untamed freshman in international diplomacy (though… Continue Reading
Does America First lead to liberal society?
This post I originally wrote in January 2017, after the inaugural speech of Donald Trump. It was not about Donald Trump, and it still is not about him. I cannot say much about him since I know him only from… Continue Reading
The Root of Contemporary Political Blindness
If there is one question that permeates last 50 years of western political philosophy, then this is the one: How come that liberalism that used to understand all levels of liberal attitude towards social structures, civil society including commercial enterprises… Continue Reading
Cognitive dissonance “reinvented”
Donald Trump phenomena allow us exquisite pleasure while observing various types of intellectuals in their search for explanations. What amuses me is not so much if their statements make sense or not, but how they mask or unmask them. In… Continue Reading
Liberal & conservative again
It amuses me, but at the same time makes me sad, that almost no one even thinks about an option that a liberal-conservative position about politics, human life and (or) evolution would be possible. It does not surprise me, that… Continue Reading