I’ve often said that throughout all history “Sky determines” the rules men and their families have to live by when they move into a new place. The physical terrain; weather and natural enemies, define almost everything newcomers have to…
Author: vassar
Why Sol Alinsky Knew How Things Work, and Why We Don’t Seem to Anymore
This is a “How Should Things Work?” exercise built upon the body of evidence of How Things Work in reality. Saul Alinksky had to know “how things worked in America” in 1971 before he could draw a list of…
Berkeley, 1964, Why it Matters Today
The first campus takeover that began that trend began on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley, more often referred to as simply “Berkeley”. If you have any personal memory of that campus takeover at Berkeley in October…
COVID, The Mask, and Fear
Everyone has his or her favorite “mask” story. There’s the guy or gal we see, then do a doubletake when ee notice they’re alone driving in their car, all alone, but still with that mask strapped firmly around the ears.…