. Sign AFJM’s Letter to the Federal Reserve! Urgent and fundamental problems require urgent and fundamental solutions. When those in charge are incapable or unwilling to make fundamental changes, then We, the People, must take charge! The Alliance For Just Money exclaims “Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” a distress call for our destructive money system, which is structurally incapable … Continue reading “Take Action for Monetary Justice”
Author: Govert Schuller
AMI Statement to the UN Climate Conference COP28
Introduction. Monetary conference calls COP28’s attention to the connection between the current dysfunctional monetary system and environmental degradation, including climate change Chicago, November, 2023 — Last month, from September 29 until October 1, the American Monetary Institute (AMI) held its 19th annual conference on monetary theory and reform. The conference brought together some of the … Continue reading “AMI Statement to the UN Climate Conference COP28”
The American Monetary Institute: View from a Steward
Focus The focus of the American Monetary Institute was and is on the almost unbridled credit creation facility of commercial banks (and its frequent turning off the tap) as a major cause of the destructive booms & busts in the financial sector and its spilling over into the real economy with disastrous consequences … Continue reading “The American Monetary Institute: View from a Steward”
Gradiance: The Mother of all Reductions
Introduction. When I read the following passage in a review of a book on the philosophy of music, my understanding of Carnot’s second law of thermodynamics and its philosophical implications kicked in and inspired me to compose an article combining a wide variety of ideas and experiences. This is overdue as I had promised … Continue reading “Gradiance: The Mother of all Reductions”
Life And Teachings of the Masters of the Far East
By David Tame, March 2023. A Facebook friend of mine posted a quote from Volume 2 of these books [1] just hours ago, to which I gave quite a lengthy comment, and I now see the comment has been deleted (without any PM to myself). I think my comment is worth preserving. I am … Continue reading “Life And Teachings of the Masters of the Far East”
The Next Financial Crisis is around the Corner?
Introduction We know that the current monetary system is crisis-prone. We know that during the last big crisis in 2008 we skirted a total freeze-up and a possible break-down of the international banking system. We know that Wall Street was bailed-out and Main Street left to fend for itself. We know the system received … Continue reading “The Next Financial Crisis is around the Corner?”
Additions to Bibliography February 2023
B. Academic Studies on Sovereign Monetary Theory and Reform Armelius, Hanna & Carl Andreas Claussen, David Vestin. 2020. “Money and monetary policy in times of crisis”. Monetary Policy Department and the Payments Department of the Riksbank. Riksbank of Sweden. Economic Commentaries, 4 (11 June 2020): 1-15. Assenmacher, Katrin & Claus Brand. 2018. “The Swiss … Continue reading “Additions to Bibliography February 2023”
Philosophy, Religion, Mysticism and Madness
Introduction I am still in the middle of reading Wouter Kusters’ phenomenal Philosophy of Madness: The Experience of Psychotic Thinking. This book is a must read for all interested in philosophy, mysticism and madness, and those who are open to the disturbing closeness, even overlap, of all three, like Kusters’ ideas that: Philosophy is controlled madness; … Continue reading “Philosophy, Religion, Mysticism and Madness”
Modernity Between the Rise and Fall of the Cartesian Cogito
Introduction. In this blog I will compress into a short story my proposed periodization of Modernity, bookended by the Renaissance and Post-modernity. My idiosyncratic idea is to place the start of modernity in 1620 and its end in 1926. The Start of Modernity in 1620 The choice of 1620 has two reasons. First, it … Continue reading “Modernity Between the Rise and Fall of the Cartesian Cogito”
Troubles in Scotland of the East
It might not have made it to the international news platforms, but we have had a disturbing series of events happening in Meghalaya. Let me recount. The effects of an inter-state incident last Tuesday early morning at the Assam-Meghalaya border between Assam police and Meghalaya citizens resulting in six dead (one Assam forest official … Continue reading “Troubles in Scotland of the East”