Reports Of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggeratedâ¦.. But The Death Of Globalization Is Not.

One of my favorite quotes from Mark Twain. No, I’m not dead. But I have been taking a hiatus. I’m going to try to get back to a post a week or so. Lot’s to talk about. Too much, actually. But on this Halloween, let me keep it brief. I visited my family last week and the small community I grew up in has been obliterated over the last 30+ years by the massive corruption of the U.S. government, Wall Street and state-propped up corporations. What used to be an incredibly wealthy, educated community of generally blue collar workers is now a heroine, meth, bath salts capital with massive unemployment, underemployment and, maybe more importantly, no hope for many.  It is a shithole for many. But, people try their best and most are very proud people who have done whatever it takes. These are the people who made America great. And the state has just about taken everything from many. That’s a very dangerous dynamic as history tells us. In ancient Athens, in France and elsewhere, those people rose up and expired the political and economic aristocracy. Let’s hope that what remains of our constitution can be used to reform our society without the madness. We shall see.