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• Freeman's Perspective - Paul RosenbergRecent articles on Freeman's Perspective (Paul Rosenberg):
Western Civilization, Seen from 2150 AD, Part 1&2, Don't Panic, We'll Rebalance After, The Gospel of Radicalism, To the College Student Drowning in Debt and the Single Mother Who Can't Afford Insurance, Six Reasons Centralization Is Bad
Western Civilization, Seen from 2150 AD, Part 2
As I noted last time, a small roll of pages recently showed up at my door. They appeared to have been ripped from a history book entitled 2000–2150 AD: The Emergence of Modernity. I am completing my transcription of them today, verbatim. Make of it what you will. Continue reading "Western Civilization, Seen from 2150 AD, Part 2"
Posted on March 29, 2025
Don't Panic, We'll Rebalance After
The ruling cliques of the West have run off the rails, and we all know it. Who among us would volunteer for the outrages spewed at us over the past several years?
We the productive have been thrown into a deep contradiction: Firstly, we are sickened by the things we see. But if we imagine the systems that spawned them going away, we feel panic.
What I'm telling you is not to fear the loss of the high and mighty: they're not helping us and we'll rebalance in their absence anyway. Continue reading "Don't Panic, We'll Rebalance After"
Posted on March 27, 2025
Western Civilization, Seen from 2150 AD, Part 1
A small roll of pages showed up in my mailbox last week, printed on an odd size and type of paper. They appeared to have been ripped from a history book entitled 2000–2150 AD: The Emergence of Modernity. I'm repeating the text here verbatim, sans the header, which mentions only the title of the book. (Or perhaps it's the title of a chapter.)
Make of this what you will. Continue reading "Western Civilization, Seen from 2150 AD, Part 1"
Posted on March 25, 2025
A few hundred years ago it was a standard medical practice to bleed sick people: to make cuts in various parts of their bodies and to drain blood from them. Most people submitted to this useless and frequently harmful treatment without question.
Would you have been one of them? Continue reading "The Gospel of Radicalism"
Posted on March 25, 2025
To the College Student Drowning in Debt and the Single Mother Who Can't Afford Insurance
You're in a bad situation; you're depressed, frightened, and need a solution. I'll do my best to give you one. But first, please believe me that I know what it's like to be in desperate circumstances.
I'm offering you advice, earned the hard way. What you do with it will be your choice, but unlike politicians, I'm not trying to get anything from you and my plan actually works. Continue reading "To the College Student Drowning in Debt and the Single Mother Who Can't Afford Insurance"
Posted on March 22, 2025
Six Reasons Centralization Is Bad
The other day a friend contacted me, looking for an article that explained why centralization is bad. At first I was sure there had to be many, but I came up dry. Hence today's post. Continue reading "Six Reasons Centralization Is Bad"
Posted on March 22, 2025