This arena and the following sections address the need to alter certain old structures and ideas that are restricting the development of better pathways for this century. What greatly concerns me is our missing the opportunity to jettison the failed ideologies, political views, and administrative and economic structures established two centuries ago. The solutions I will advocate are based on tried-and-true first principles. From its application, I will suggest ideas to accelerate the innovative successes of recent decades and preserve precious capital. Unlike Richard M. Weaver’s introductory sentence in his book, Ideas Have Consequences, these suggestions and information will not focus on the dissolution of the West but rather offer ideas and pathways to realize a better future.
R21 – New Era Solutions
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- R21 – New Era Solutions
The central challenge: Transformative technologies are reshaping power, wealth, and social behavior. Government structures and tax policies must be organized coherently to help these technologies create broad-based economic and cultural benefits rather than deepen political conflict. The Goal Today’s transformative technologies, in action and on the bench, are driving fundamental changes in legacy power, wealth,…
Introduction At the November 2025 conference, Energy and the Economy: The Geography of Energy Flows, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, its CEO, Mr. Jeffery Schmid, made this response during the Q&A period. He thinks about how well the Fed is performing its mission by asking three questions: How well is it…
A friend of mine sent a nice analysis of the recent change in the Core CPI. It detailed seven categories that have increased or decreased the index. This information is useful for investors. For the common working folk, it is wholly inaccurate. Political types often cite changes in the CPI as an ‘indication of inflation…