In our last episode, Professor Robinson was reflecting on how to make capitalism great again…concluding…America must get its plow horse…too-long sidelined as a hobby horse…back into the field. Quite simply…Joan says…it’s about strengthening productivity of the American economy; it’s about weakening wealth-hoarding schemes…about delivering knock-out punches to fraud. This is the only route to […]
Read MoreWeekly Tip 01: Get Real; Banish Fake News and False Realities! August 23, 2018
Respect others as one seeks to be respected, by sorting out differences between what is known, and what is merely believed. When dealing with others…it ought to be acknowledged…“I don’t know”…when indeed, one does not “know” objectively, even scientifically. How to do this? Check out philosopher Karl Popper’s suggestion for getting started. Learn more at: Module […]
Read MoreModule 28 : America’s Health Belly Flop
Following Professor Robinson’s presentation at Great Saltiness, our team debriefs at a nearby café…featuring zombie-burgers…ahead of a trip downtown…for a showing of George Romero’s classic film … “Night of the Living Dead.” As they huddle…and munch…in a booth…in back…Grandpa asks a probing question of the two zombie economists. Is American capitalism living up to its […]
Read MoreModule 26 : Grandpa Loses His Beard
In our last episode…our zombie Grandpa exclaims…the rush-rush demands of modern society are running ahead of our abilities to keep up. Indeed…according to our newest zombie…the paradigms…narratives…even stories…used to explain how the world works…ought to be scrutinized…shaken down…at times…shaken up…even…to assure accuracy…to assure integrity with reality…with whatever may be the actual way our world has come […]
Read MoreModule 25 : Grandpa’s Dilemma
Grandpa…our newest zombie character…reflects on the Industrial Revolution…and its impact across generations of his family…with Georgie…as Grandma was known…to those who loved her….
Read MoreModule 24 : Grandpa’s Ethics
On the horizon…our challenge is to reclaim…not just economic principles associated with Adam Smith…but the moral spirit associated with him…as well. Actually…Smith’s economics looked quite different from what…typically…the public expects of economists…today. He was a moral philosopher…whose principal ambition was to ask and answer questions about so-called “right action.” What should individuals and families do? […]
Read MoreModule 23 : Here Comes Automation…Again
Its challenges have dogged the economy throughout the post-World War II era but in each decade the U.S. managed to adapt – to reinvent itself economically, even by absorbing some of automation’s darkest impacts. That is until now. Actually, the automation story began over two centuries ago in Great Britain shortly after the inking of […]
Read MoreModule 20 : Mr. Smith’s ‘Curvilinear’ View
Next, Adam Smith follows Jeremy Bentham, but our zombie ‘First Economist’ opens with an unusual proposal…
Read MoreModule 17 : Coming to America
What brings you to your feet…or your knees…now…about your life? Your country? What are your memories…those that matter most…those people who matter most…to you?
Read MoreModule 13 : Authoritarianism at Truthiness
In the last installment, our efficacious zombies were speeding…off into the night…following Joan’s brilliant soliloquy about ‘knowing when someone doesn’t really know…but rather, when they just think they know.’….What happens next? Check out the video to see!
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