The John James Newsletter 126 305 June 2016 What does “popular” mean? Appealing to the populace. Since by definition, half the voting populace is of less than average intelligence, this is what you get. Chris Henige Wrecked Jet Stream Now Runs From Pole-to-Pole The circle in the middle shows where the upper zonal winds are Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 125 25 June 2016 If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear George Orwell No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much to do Dorothy Day In First 5 Months of 2016 Hothouse Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 124 21 June 2016 Civilisation is a heat engine. The only way to stop the death of our species is to terminate civilisation; its goods, its cars, its manufacture, its use of resources, its wars – all – as each transaction produces heat. Guy McPherson History continues to write the final Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 123 18 June 2016 Men become civilised, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt H L Mencken Corporations try to prevent the public from making decisions over their own fate, to make sure that the fundamental decisions that determine how the world Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 122 11 June 2016 We will be destroyed by politics without principle; pleasure without responsibility; wealth without work; knowledge without maturity; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without gratitude Mahatma Gandhi While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but once they lose their virtue, they will be Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 121 4 June 2016 When the government fears the People, that is Liberty. When the People fear the Government, that is tyranny Thomas Jefferson Seven Economic Problems Bigger Than Budget ‘Black Holes’ By focusing on phoney debates about deficits and costings, the major parties and the media are obscuring the big Continue Reading →