Reference: World Model (IFF)

Although making no reference to Buckminster Fuller and Medard Gabel that we could find, the International Futures Forum offers a useful series of pages on elements of the World Game that they work with.  Here we publish the Twelve Factors and the underlying elements for each.

Review: Questions of Truth–Fifty-one Responses to Questions About God, Science, and Belief

John C. Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale Key Contribution at a Very Good Time April 7, 2011 This is one of three books that I selected to explore the science versus religion or science with religion reflections. Although I awarded the six star ranking to the shortest of three, God and Science: Coming Full Circle?, it …

Lack of Integrity = Being on Wrong Side of History

There is no question that the sudden emergence of the Arab Revolution caught the Obama Administration flatfooted.  While it is easy to blame President Obama for being asleep at the switch, he is dependent on the professional government for information about the world — specifically, that provided by the $80 billion a year intelligence services. …

AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM? Ignorance and courage in the age of Lady Gaga

Subject: AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM? AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM? Ignorance and courage in the age of Lady Gaga By Joe Bageant Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico If you hang out much with thinking people, conversation eventually turns to the serious political and cultural questions of our times. Such as: How can …