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Friday, May 23, 2025

The Rule of Law Is Even More Important Than Democracy

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  Democracy is a good idea. But it is neither the only good idea nor the most important one. To protect everyone from governmental mistre...
Monday, May 12, 2025

Why The Civil Service Merits Protection and Appreciation

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The federal and state bureaucratic agencies are perhaps the least interesting (to the average American) and some of the most important part...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Trump's Vendetta Against Wind Power May Boost Solar Energy

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Ironically, Donald Trump's attacks on wind turbines could hasten the day when we stop burning coal, oil, and gas. Trump is also less...
Sunday, March 23, 2025

Contracts: A Fundamental Element of Modern Civilization

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Contracts: A Fundamental Element of Modern Civilization During the cancellation of federal government programs, payments were recently halt...
Saturday, February 1, 2025

Cumulative world installed PV in peak gigawatts, by year 2000-2023

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Source:  " Growth of photovoltaics " article, Wikipedia   Year     GW 2000    1.2 2001    1.5 2002    1.8 2003    2.4 2004    3...
Sunday, September 15, 2024

Aristotle's classification of governments

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 Aristotle distinguished between rule by one person,  a few people,  or "the many".
Saturday, September 14, 2024

The Coming Worldwide Grid: Wiring Up The World For The Age Of Solar Energy

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(These links are listed in inverse chronological order, with the most recent on top. They go back from 2024 to 2019. ) A Worldwide Sol...
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Paul F. deLespinasse
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Professor emeritus of political science and computer science, Adrian College.
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