Monthly Archives: January 2015

The Capitalist Manifesto by Louis O. Kelso and Mortimer J. Adler: turning the 1% into the 100%

The Capitalist Manifesto by Louis O. Kelso My rating: 5 of 5 stars This mature, rational examination of what kind of economy a modern democracy needs to have is even more relevant today than it was in 1958. I bought … Continue reading

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on the proper livelihood of the literary artist

In my last post I talked about how the e-book revolution, despite the high level of automation that it is bringing to the publishing process, has multiplied the labor of authors by giving them more tasks to do. Since this … Continue reading

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on the multiplication of labor

Golly, it’s been almost 2 months since my last post. What can I possibly offer as an excuse? The standard one would be “I didn’t have time”—but I don’t believe in that excuse. For we all have the same amount … Continue reading

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