Latest Issues of #AxisOfEasy
The value of free speech in a pandemic
In a crisis, our collective commitment to free speech can waiver, and we are more likely to desire the suppression or silencing of views that we disagree with or deem unacceptable.
Our Inevitable Collapse: We Can’t Save a Fragile Economy With Bailouts That Increase Fragility
By bailing out the sources of systemic fragility with trillions of dollars, the Fed has shifted the risk to the entire financial system and the nation’s currency.That the global economy is fragile is painfully obvious to all. What is less obvious …
Surveillance and the COVID-19 Kakistocracy
The last few issues we’ve been exploring themes inspired by, or focused on, democracy, institutions, and social change, all in the context of a high stress situation where anxiety is in great abundance.
The Pandemic Is Deepening America’s Many Divides
And so we’ve reached the precarious state of disunion in which the only thing the warring elites can agree upon is that the Federal Reserve should rescue their private wealth, regardless of cost or consequences.America’s divides are proliferating and d…
Future Fibre: Gig City and the continent’s fastest internet
Just about every day I experience a moment of significant Internet related frustration. The primary impact is that I avoid video conferencing or producing video, cause my upload speeds are not stable or fast enough. Although avoiding doesn’t mean I don’t do it, but rather I try not to. Which is pointless, since I need to do it more, yet take a look at this salon I did with Mark Jeftovic and Charles Smith, and note how often my video drops out, and how lagged my audio is.
With Superfluous Demand in Free-Fall, What’s the Upside of Re-Opening a Small Business?
Since superfluous demand was the core driver of most consumer spending, and that demand is in free-fall, what’s the upside of re-opening?The mainstream view assumes everyone will be gripped by an absolutely rabid desire to return to their pre…
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