September 2009

Financial deregulation began under the Reagan administration and continued with Bill Clinton’s repeal of Glass-Steagall, and the destruction of even more laws under George W. Bush.

Bigots respond to being called out in two ways. They double down on the bigotry, and they personally attack the messenger.

Civilized ethics can be boiled down to two broad questions: Do you think in terms of short-term or long-term self-interest How large is your “in-group,” or circle of concern?

Imagine what life would be like today, if we’d defeated militarism, unsustainable capitalism, and dictatorship in the 20th century?

With Eternal Life Insurance, no one seems to worry about the “company” delivering on its promise. Even the mafia was never this slick.