New Glossary Entry: Kakistocracy

I thought pathocracy described our current system, but it might be even worse than that – we might have a Kakistocracy!! EtymologyEdit Ancient Greek κάκιστος ‎(kákistos, “worst”), superlative of κακός ‎(kakós, “bad”) + -κρατια ‎(-kratia, “power, rule, government”). PronunciationEdit IPA(key): /kækɪsˈtɑkɹəsi/ NounEdit kakistocracy ‎(plural kakistocracies) Government under the control of a nation’s worst or least-qualified … Read more

This Week’s Show Topic…

Tomorrow’s show is on 5-7PM ET on wsb–short and sweet with lots of comments and tweets! Tuesday May 24 are the Georgia State Primaries…not the presidential primary but the primary to determine who will be on the Georgia ballot for state and federal offices come November. I (almost) gave up on the federal government after … Read more

The Propaganda Report: Coercive Engineered Migration Qaddafi-Style

Last year I added a glossary entry “coercive engineered migration” about a phenomenon described in Kelly Greenhill’s book, Weapons of Mass Migration, in which she uses as her best example Qaddafi threatening Europe with uncontrolled migration from Africa if they didn’t comply with his demands. The theory behind coercive engineered migration is that relatively weak … Read more

Georgia GOP Primary May 24…

The Georgia GOP primary is coming up…May 24…this primary is probably more important for Georgia than the presidential primary…many local issues are within our control… Which ones are most important to you? Should we talk about this on the show this Saturday? A few i care about are: Atlanta being on the cutting edge of … Read more

Another Social Media-Heavy Show This Week!

I loved focusing on tweets, posts, comments and emails on the show last week. It helped me bring a wide-range of original thinking to the audience & raised the level of the discussion…many thanks! Let’s do it again! This week I want to talk about education… It’s graduation week for many colleges–UGA’s commencement is Friday. … Read more

The Iron Law of Oligarchy (new glossary entry)

The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory, first developed by the German sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book, Political Parties. It claims that rule by an elite, or oligarchy, is inevitable as an “iron law” within any democratic organization as part of the “tactical and technical necessities” of organization. According to Michels … Read more