by George Byron Koch | Aug 5, 2025 | Take a look
The revolutionary idea of democracy was that people got a vote in who led them and what standards they would agree to. Consent of the governed. There have always been smaller and limited versions of this in history, but applying it to large populations over wide...
by George Byron Koch | Aug 5, 2025 | Take a look
Every new regime comes dressed in new language and promises of fairness and “a new day ahead”—but it’s often the same old structure with new bullies at the top. Those who promise to be ruthless for you will be ruthless to you once they gain power. The real failure of...
by George Byron Koch | Aug 5, 2025 | Take a look
I suspect most of us don’t give authority much thought—until it fails us. We tend to assume those in charge will do the right thing, and we only notice when they don’t. Some of us seek positions of authority, some claim them without consent, some threaten or beat...
by George Byron Koch | Aug 5, 2025 | Take a look
The most radical thing we can do with abundance is share it. We live on a planet with such extraordinary abundance that we can easily provide every person with healthcare, decent housing, and good food. Anything short of this is evil. Instead, the poor subsidize the...
by George Byron Koch | Aug 5, 2025 | Take a look
How do we replace exploitation with mutual care? What are the essentials of this way of life? Here’s a real-life example to start, a picture to help us think clearly about where our world is today, and what it needs to be whole and healthy… We have always adopted...
by George Byron Koch | Aug 5, 2025 | Take a look
Let’s consider the logistics needed to create a system of universal healthcare, without a parasitic middleman layer. Is it beyond our abilities? No. We build extensive roads and complex transit systems. We have air-traffic control and thousands of airplanes in the sky...
