What does the future hold? We can deduce and we can imagine. In the last few blogs, we examined social realities in our political life. Using the spiral of political maturation we named them and classified them and identified that the West is embarking on a transition--from Plutocratic Pluralism to Conventionalism. What exactly the next stage of the West’s development will look like is

At the end of our last blog, we talked about the Western democracies being on the cusp of a transition from a society of plutocratic pluralism to conventionalism. Let’s examine a bit more what that transition will look like, what to expect, and why it is needed. In truth, it’s already begun. One of the tell-tale signs is the public’s general distrust and dissatisfaction with their political

We live in interesting times, for sure. No dull moments here. The average person generally sees themselves as little more than an observer of the larger political, economic, and social events unfolding around them. They hope for the best, of course, as these events will no doubt affect every individual in some way or another. But so many of us, regardless of our philosophical leanings, probably

What do people want? As a group, they are not such a demanding lot. They want a sense of security, a distance from the fear that something or someone isn’t going to come along and hurt them or take what’s theirs. They want food and water and shelter and to feel productive. They want to feel that they have a say in what goes on in their and their loved one’s lives. Beyond that, they want to