Government Archives • John Henry

12 min read 0

What Is The National Debt, And Why Does It Matter? (Part 2)

19 May 2023

In Part 2 of our series on the national debt we explore the Gold Standard + the backstory of why it went away and needed to.

7 min read 0

What Is The National Debt, And Why Does It Matter? (Part 1 – What Is Debt?)

15 May 2023

It’s time to take this one apart completely. Let’s discuss what the national debt is, and isn’t, and why it matters to you.

13 min read 0

Conspicuous Absence: My Thoughts On The Gun Debate

8 May 2023

The conspicuous absence of any ethics or conscience in this country related to gun control cannot continue.

9 min read 0

The Right People

27 Feb 2022

We have bad policies for combating poverty for one reason: because the very wealthy need the very poor to keep everyone else in line.

10 min read 0

Politics

Best Of A Bad Lot

21 Feb 2022

To honor and respect our humanity we absolutely must reject the idea that “not as bad as the worst,” is the best we can do.

9 min read 5

Politics

On The Futile Delusion Of Anarchy

19 Jan 2020

Even a two-person world in which the only rule is there will be no rules, has government. A functional society without government – anarchy – is impossible. Let’s get that settled and stop wasting time on solutions that don’t solve anything and can’t be implemented.

1 min read 0

Stop Wasting Food! (2011)

15 Feb 2011

Every day millions go hungry while corporate food service throws out tons and tons of perfectly good food. Let’s fix it.