Politics
Satyāgraha
Satyāgraha (Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह) is a composite lexeme composed of the word satya (meaning “truth”) and agraha (“holding firmly to”). It also refers to a...
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Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time
Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time is a work of history written by Carroll Quigley. The book covers the...
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On boiling frogs & bold men
The boiling frog is an analogy describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is thrown suddenly into...
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Origins of the “conspiracy meme”
For more detailed information visit: https://conspiracy-theories.eu The term “conspiracy theory” was invented and put into public discourse by the CIA in 1964 in order...
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Parapsychology: CIA testing Uri Geller
The CIA was very interested in various methods to manipulate and exploit the human mind. Besides illegal experiments which involved psychotropic drugs and torture,...
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The Analects of Confucius
“Cultivated persons seek harmony but not sameness.” ~ Confucius (Analects 13. 23). Harmony (和) Confucian value of harmony: 子曰：“君子和而不同，小人同而不和。” See https://uwaterloo.ca/community-and-professional-education/blog/post/confucian-values-and-characters-series-harmony Waley, A.....
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The “Straw man fallacy”
A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent’s argument,...
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The structure of power
Vitali, S., Glattfelder, J. B., & Battiston, S.. (2011). The network of Global corporate control. PLoS ONE Plain numerical DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025995DOI URLdirectSciHub download Heemskerk,...
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Testing Theories of American Politics
When the preferences of economic elites and the stands of organized interest groups are controlled for, the preferences of the average American appear to...
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Silvio Gesell and the monetary system
Silvio Gesell (German: [ɡəˈzɛl]; 17 March 1862 – 11 March 1930) was a German merchant, theoretical economist, social activist, Georgist, anarchist, libertarian socialist,[1] and...
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