These essays reflect my own personal opinions and nothing more. They may contain errors of fact or omit important details. Any errors or omissions are unintentional and correction is welcome. I may have strong opinions but I can admit when I’m wrong, I change my mind in the face of evidence, and I welcome correction or clarification for things I misunderstand.
Many of these have been drafted but never edited and I would not claim they’re by any means finished or peer reviewed. I reserve the right to edit, modify, retract, or disclaim any of these positions at any time. It’s ok to be wrong, it’s ok to learn, and it’s ok to change our minds.
Also, some of this stuff is intended to be funny or at least tongue in cheek, so don’t take it too seriously. Some of my funniest jokes, in my opinion, are the ones where other people don’t realize I’m joking.
Stories about Kansas City and its deep, long-lasting, but discrete influence on American culture.
From Concrete Roads to Atom Bombs
Jaywalking to Jays to Jayhawking
Housing and Real Estate Development
Nobody Builds Affordable Housing
Reforming Home Ownership for Unequal Societies
Corporate Equities and Equity Trading
That Pool is Darker than You Think
Banking Contagion – an examination of the ’23 SVB collapse
Modern Mobster Financing – Greenmailing Startups
The Economics of Power and War
The War in Ukraine – Central Banking and Eternal War
From Capital to Currency – How Central Banks Invert Economics
America, a Broken Record of Fascist Power Grabs
The Origin of Power is Attention and Obedience
Views on Reality
Visitors from Afar – Zoo Earth and Interdimensional Television
Politics, Government, and Governance
Police Reform for Modernizing Law Enforcement
Healthcare Reform for Modernizing the Care Industry
A Government For, Of, and By the People
Digital Structures for the Next Great Age of Man
Decentralized Digital Distribution
Democratic, Decentralized Central Bank Reform for the Digital Age
Reforming Copyright for the Digital Age – The Digital Library of Congress