Europe: Dispelling the Myth
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- Published on Monday, 13 September 2010 18:03
- Written by Nick Scott
Individualism, the belief in the primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and personal independence, has been at the heart of American culture since the days of its founding. What began as an exodus of European defectors, fleeing from restraints of monarchy and a church orthodoxy, quickly flowered into a renewed emphasis on the necessity of hard work, private ownership, and independence; a novel concoction of organizing principles, guiding the vision of America’s founding fathers towards the drafting of the constitution. Through the prism of individualism, America became a beacon of freedom, democracy, and economic might, culminating in the 20th century as a global power and model of Western democracy.
The Imminent Meltdown
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- Published on Thursday, 01 July 2010 17:58
- Written by Nick Scott
Let us suppose, in response to claims challenging the correlation between greenhouse gas emissions and increased global warming, that the IPCC is actually wrong, the planet is in fact descending into a magnificent cooling spell. Hypothetically, let us venture to suppose that the projection had some veracity and that the only viable solution entailed a method of heat-trapping via geoengineering. Climate change opponents, primarily allied with the interests of market ideologues and fossil fuel companies, have unintentionally cornered themselves by utilizing this cooling card. By identifying technologies capable of mitigating a “naturally” occurring global catastrophe, people opposed to government involvement may be troubled.
