Liberalism has been the main founcation of all Western societies for some 350 years — surely, its problems today can’t be so great as to be its death knell!
Author Archives: William Sundwick
Class War?
Much has changed in the world since Marx and Engels published their Communist Manifesto, but somehow it still resonates with many of us. Why?
What Are They Afraid Of?
We can’t all be righteously cosmopolitan, but at least we should temper our discomfort with alien cultures by tossing aside the feeling that our culture is “superior” to theirs …
How Pathetic Have I Become?
I’m beginning to feel old … aging’s effects are becoming more noticeable. Yet, apparently it could be a lot worse. Many in my generation know this already …
General Motors, the Model 20th Century Corporation?
Alfred P. Sloan’s Vision … and Legacy In the beginning, there was Henry Ford. His two brilliant ideas: the Model T (standardization for the masses) and the River Rouge assembly line (mass production of that standard product, now known as “Fordism”) – both symbolize the start, early in the 20th century, of a technological economyContinue reading “General Motors, the Model 20th Century Corporation?”
What Is This “AI Bubble” You Hear About?
Huge amounts of money are feverishly pursuing the AI industry, including data centers and still uncertain future developments — sure looks like a bubble!
Oh Mama, Can This Really Be the End?
Bob Dylan arrived in New York in 1961 … the beginning of a 65-year career that has touched many generations and even succeeded in convincing the Swedish Academy to give him the only Nobel Prize for Literature ever awarded to a popular music icon. There is, indeed, something timeless in his best work … probablyContinue reading “Oh Mama, Can This Really Be the End?”
The Current Emergency
We’re not doing so well, as a country or society, these days. Our real emergency situation has more to do with a “social malaise” … only partly due to our current administration. Some in the media ecosphere are also at fault!
Are We Doomed?
Physics tells us all things are doomed, via entropy — but there’s another way of looking at the universe, depending on your preferred timeline …
What Comes Next?
History is not a science — it doesn’t predict the future, or “repeat itself.” But studying history does develop critical thinking and other great skills. It shouldn’t be minimized!
Warp and Woof 