What is Authority and How Do We Trust It in Society
A compact analysis explains how people derive authority from religious clergy, scientists, lawyers, leaders, and even force. It notes multiple conflicting expert opinions in psychiatry, economics, and politics, and offers criteria to judge authorities, emphasizing motives and sources over slogans. It ends that civilized life depends on heed to authority but should be questioningly sourced.
Power balance in a damaged world power contest
The piece contrasts imagined US decline with real geopolitical shifts. It argues Washington should stop inflating imperial visions while acknowledging Soviet limits in Egypt and Angola. It notes Western inflation and British weakness hinder foreign policy, concluding no side leads yet and success hinges on solving internal ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reagan
Henry M. Jackson
United States
Ford
Egypt
Europe
Aswan
Moscow
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Angola
Soviet Union
Forty Years Ago Highlights From April 12 1936
Debates at the Girls Club on The Fascist Theory of the State led by Gael Kennedy of Bennington College under Bennington Socialist local auspices. Vermont gasoline sales surge January February, boosting tax receipts by 57866.30. WPA payment checks reportedly in circulation as flood project workers await overdue funds.
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Gael Kennedy
Bennington College
Bennington
Vermont
Louis B. Tims
Motor Vehicle Department
WPA
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Manchester
Hoosick Falls
Rutland
Casa Blanca
Woodford
Woodford Place
Virginio Perrotta
Lodge of Elks
Newton Owens
Bennington Graded
The Fence Viewers and Neighbors of Old Maine
A reflective piece on historic fence viewers in rural New England, their role in fair boundary decisions, and the evolution of neighborly relations. It recounts anecdotes of fence disputes, legal notions of a strong fence, and terms carried ashore from sailing days, including the Virginia fence.
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New England
Maine
Alady
Virginia
Indian Ocean
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