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Balkan Triage
If you want to understand genocide, pick up this book at your local (academic) library. Just don't believe the conclusion.
holocuast • frontier theory • population explosion • population elimination • overpopulation
If you want to understand genocide, pick up this book at your local (academic) library. Just don't believe the conclusion.
holocuast • frontier theory • population explosion • population elimination • overpopulation
First Principles
There is a reason why life seems harder, competition stiffer, politics sharper. It is not that we have multiplied too much, but that we have gone forth too little.
frontier theory • exploration • enclosure • england • greenhouse effect
There is a reason why life seems harder, competition stiffer, politics sharper. It is not that we have multiplied too much, but that we have gone forth too little.
frontier theory • exploration • enclosure • england • greenhouse effect
Frederick Jackson Turner and the Closing of the American Frontier
Frederick Jackson Turner introduced us to the idea that America had become another name for opportunity because of its frontier.
frederick jackson turner • american history • frontier theory • immigrants • immigration
Frederick Jackson Turner introduced us to the idea that America had become another name for opportunity because of its frontier.
frederick jackson turner • american history • frontier theory • immigrants • immigration
Mars Waits
Will desperate immigrants, fleeing poverty and despair, overwhelm the social systems of the developed nations? Will armed despots hold the world's resources hostage, break the economies of the industrialized countries, and, in doing so, doom themselves? Only one thing is certain.
frontier theory • atomic bomb • nuclear weapons • hiroshima • space colonization
Will desperate immigrants, fleeing poverty and despair, overwhelm the social systems of the developed nations? Will armed despots hold the world's resources hostage, break the economies of the industrialized countries, and, in doing so, doom themselves? Only one thing is certain.
frontier theory • atomic bomb • nuclear weapons • hiroshima • space colonization
Picking a Candidate
One of the most revealing questions you can ask a candidate at any level of government is "What happens after the space station". The answer will guide you straight to the core of how the candidate thinks.
international space station • politics • political campaigns • space exploration • mars pathfinder
One of the most revealing questions you can ask a candidate at any level of government is "What happens after the space station". The answer will guide you straight to the core of how the candidate thinks.
international space station • politics • political campaigns • space exploration • mars pathfinder
A Dirty Verb
Growing numbers of individuals from Third World countries escape restricted, depleted and abusive environments to make a new life in the United States, perceiving it to be a kind of frontier. Americans resent the intrusion, and feel displaced, because they lack a similar opportunity.
frontiers • american frontier • frontier theory • exploration • colonization
Growing numbers of individuals from Third World countries escape restricted, depleted and abusive environments to make a new life in the United States, perceiving it to be a kind of frontier. Americans resent the intrusion, and feel displaced, because they lack a similar opportunity.
frontiers • american frontier • frontier theory • exploration • colonization
Believe
No one believes a true thing unless their heart believes it first. Logic does not define the human condition. Passion does.
frontier theory • frontiers • art • movies • tv
No one believes a true thing unless their heart believes it first. Logic does not define the human condition. Passion does.
frontier theory • frontiers • art • movies • tv
Cities in the Sky
<b><i>The</i></b> plan. Well, OK, <b>a</b> plan.
space development • politics • moon mining • space studies • trojan orbit
<b><i>The</i></b> plan. Well, OK, <b>a</b> plan.
space development • politics • moon mining • space studies • trojan orbit
Conspiracy Theory
"Like it or not, everything is changing. The result will be the most wonderful experience in the history of man or the most horrible enslavement you can imagine." William Cooper, <i>Behold a Pale Horse</i>
frontier theory • frontiers • space • ufo • ufos
"Like it or not, everything is changing. The result will be the most wonderful experience in the history of man or the most horrible enslavement you can imagine." William Cooper, <i>Behold a Pale Horse</i>
frontier theory • frontiers • space • ufo • ufos
Japan's Competitive Edge
American manufacturing may not be able to meet the Japanese quality challenge, but it can transcend it. Here's how.
quality • japan • cars • manufacturing • frontier theory
American manufacturing may not be able to meet the Japanese quality challenge, but it can transcend it. Here's how.
quality • japan • cars • manufacturing • frontier theory
Legend
After thirty years, the adventure of Apollo 11 still resonates in the human soul.
american frontier • thomas jefferson • lewis and clark • space • apollo
After thirty years, the adventure of Apollo 11 still resonates in the human soul.
american frontier • thomas jefferson • lewis and clark • space • apollo
Once Upon America
The cry of a far-off train whistle, the visceral growl of an automotive V-8, the spirit song of a heavy booster headed for deep space, these are the audible icons of American progress.
united states • july 4 • uss constitution • frame construction • balloon frame
The cry of a far-off train whistle, the visceral growl of an automotive V-8, the spirit song of a heavy booster headed for deep space, these are the audible icons of American progress.
united states • july 4 • uss constitution • frame construction • balloon frame
Sure Things
How to profit from the fall of Western Civilization
thales of miletus • greek philosophy • unifying principal • faith • god
How to profit from the fall of Western Civilization
thales of miletus • greek philosophy • unifying principal • faith • god
Survivors from Earth
The year is 2023. Human beings are obsolete.
frontier theory • frontiers • artificial intelligence • artificial life • genetic engineering
The year is 2023. Human beings are obsolete.
frontier theory • frontiers • artificial intelligence • artificial life • genetic engineering
The Golden Age of Atomic Power in Space
An interview with Dr. Brian Dunne, chief experimentalist for Project Orion, Part I: Jackass Flats
frontier theory • hisory • nuclear energy • atomic bomb • nuclear rocket engines
An interview with Dr. Brian Dunne, chief experimentalist for Project Orion, Part I: Jackass Flats
frontier theory • hisory • nuclear energy • atomic bomb • nuclear rocket engines
The Roots of Arab Poverty
If we continue as we are, soon the cost of our defense will become an impossible financial burden. And then matters will get worse. Frontier theory offers a solution.
arabs • muslims • islam • middle east • terrorism
If we continue as we are, soon the cost of our defense will become an impossible financial burden. And then matters will get worse. Frontier theory offers a solution.
arabs • muslims • islam • middle east • terrorism
The Way of the Rocket
Frontier theory, population biology and conservative economic theory all agree that demographic shifts in the American population are going to make for interesting times in the early 21st century.
frontier theory • space colonization • enclosure • interference competition • social biology
Frontier theory, population biology and conservative economic theory all agree that demographic shifts in the American population are going to make for interesting times in the early 21st century.
frontier theory • space colonization • enclosure • interference competition • social biology
To Fade in All
"I am 15 years old, and I am terrified of the future." Letter to the editors of OMNI, 1988.
frontier theory • space exploration • mars • exploration • discovery
"I am 15 years old, and I am terrified of the future." Letter to the editors of OMNI, 1988.
frontier theory • space exploration • mars • exploration • discovery
911
OK, class, how many here ever thought of flying a loaded passenger jet into a skyscraper? Yes, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris of Columbine High School — Now let's not always see the same hands.
new york • word trade center • september 11 • terrorism • middle east
OK, class, how many here ever thought of flying a loaded passenger jet into a skyscraper? Yes, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris of Columbine High School — Now let's not always see the same hands.
new york • word trade center • september 11 • terrorism • middle east
Be the Ball
When we can no longer satisfy our ambitions by the exercise of effort and initiative, resentment will blossom into spontaneous revolution.
russia • soviet union • communism • st. petersburg • petrograd
When we can no longer satisfy our ambitions by the exercise of effort and initiative, resentment will blossom into spontaneous revolution.
russia • soviet union • communism • st. petersburg • petrograd
Butcher, Baker, History Maker
Here are Frontier Theory's top predictions for your lifetime.
predictions • future • frontier • space • careers
Here are Frontier Theory's top predictions for your lifetime.
predictions • future • frontier • space • careers
ETea
If you just follow the trends, the forecast for 2020 is agonizing. So don't follow the trends.
frontier theory • prophesy • forecast • prediction • famine
If you just follow the trends, the forecast for 2020 is agonizing. So don't follow the trends.
frontier theory • prophesy • forecast • prediction • famine
Halloween
More than six decades after Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast, and with full knowledge of its history, those news bulletins can still chill the blood.
frontier theory • frontiers • space • mars • martians
More than six decades after Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast, and with full knowledge of its history, those news bulletins can still chill the blood.
frontier theory • frontiers • space • mars • martians
Last Man Standing
ISO 9000, QS 9000, AS 9000 ... all quality standards purporting to regulate manufacturing for the benefit of the customer, do not, in fact, work. Could they be a passing form of trade war made necessary by the zero-sum-ness of the global economy?
frontier theory • frontiers • manufacturing • quality stnadards • iso 9000
ISO 9000, QS 9000, AS 9000 ... all quality standards purporting to regulate manufacturing for the benefit of the customer, do not, in fact, work. Could they be a passing form of trade war made necessary by the zero-sum-ness of the global economy?
frontier theory • frontiers • manufacturing • quality stnadards • iso 9000
Promises
Every new decade brings with it another challenge to the rights of individuals under the Constitution. It's time to ask why.
history • politics • space • frontiers • frontier theory
Every new decade brings with it another challenge to the rights of individuals under the Constitution. It's time to ask why.
history • politics • space • frontiers • frontier theory
Psst. Wanna Buy a Planet?
The cosmos would be for sale under a new plan. Should Congress go along?
space settlement • frontier theory • frontiers • outer space • individualism
The cosmos would be for sale under a new plan. Should Congress go along?
space settlement • frontier theory • frontiers • outer space • individualism
Sure Things II: Engines of Affluence
Safe and effective medical treatment will be unaffordable. The products you see on TV will be priced beyond your reach. The electrical power to your building will be off more than it's on. Or you could learn about engines of affluence and become one of the very rich.
frontiers • frontier theory • grow or die • second law of thermodynamics • black death
Safe and effective medical treatment will be unaffordable. The products you see on TV will be priced beyond your reach. The electrical power to your building will be off more than it's on. Or you could learn about engines of affluence and become one of the very rich.
frontiers • frontier theory • grow or die • second law of thermodynamics • black death
Sure Things III: After Money
Knowledge — Zzzzzp! Money — Zzzzzp! — Power! That's the cycle democracy is built on! Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie (1945
frontier theory • knowledge • money • power • enclosure
Knowledge — Zzzzzp! Money — Zzzzzp! — Power! That's the cycle democracy is built on! Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie (1945
frontier theory • knowledge • money • power • enclosure
The Golden Age of Atomic Power in Space
An interview with Dr. Brian Dunne, chief experimentalist for Project Orion, Part II: General Atomic
frontier theory • frontiers • space • project orion • nuclear pulse propulsion
An interview with Dr. Brian Dunne, chief experimentalist for Project Orion, Part II: General Atomic
frontier theory • frontiers • space • project orion • nuclear pulse propulsion
Universe 25
The rodents in John Calhoun's enclosures developed social pathologies similar to the behavior of humans trapped in cities.
enclosure • crowding • population • john c. calhoun • over-population
The rodents in John Calhoun's enclosures developed social pathologies similar to the behavior of humans trapped in cities.
enclosure • crowding • population • john c. calhoun • over-population
Vajk's Dilemma
Is it nobler in the mind to take the best stock and leave home while we can, or to huddle together on a spent cinder, sharing resources equally and awaiting a spiritual reward?
frontier theory • frontiers • space colonization • space habitats • forrester
Is it nobler in the mind to take the best stock and leave home while we can, or to huddle together on a spent cinder, sharing resources equally and awaiting a spiritual reward?
frontier theory • frontiers • space colonization • space habitats • forrester
We Are Borg, Mentats, Empaths ...
What direction will human evolution take?
frontier theory • frontiers • memetics • memes • borg
What direction will human evolution take?
frontier theory • frontiers • memetics • memes • borg
Will You Meet God?
If you met a race of space explorers, aliens hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years ahead of us technologically — If you could ask just one question and get it answered, what would it be?
frontier theory • exploration • discovery • mars society • space colonization
If you met a race of space explorers, aliens hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years ahead of us technologically — If you could ask just one question and get it answered, what would it be?
frontier theory • exploration • discovery • mars society • space colonization
Where Hope Lives
The ocean floor? Siberia? The Amazon Basin? The Canadian North? Antarctica? What is a frontier, anyway?
frontier • isolation • individualism • tlingit • native americans
The ocean floor? Siberia? The Amazon Basin? The Canadian North? Antarctica? What is a frontier, anyway?
frontier • isolation • individualism • tlingit • native americans
The Zeroth Commandment
Earth's most grievous symptoms of social decay are the result of having ignored the first and most important of all the Commandments.
fontier theory • christianity • bible • ten commandments • saint augustine
Earth's most grievous symptoms of social decay are the result of having ignored the first and most important of all the Commandments.
fontier theory • christianity • bible • ten commandments • saint augustine
Turf Wars
While the battle of bin Laden rages in Afghanistan, the antics of Washingtonians of the D.C. persuasion are hidden from view. Herewith, some lessons from recent history.
frontier • space • politics • power struggles • turf wars
While the battle of bin Laden rages in Afghanistan, the antics of Washingtonians of the D.C. persuasion are hidden from view. Herewith, some lessons from recent history.
frontier • space • politics • power struggles • turf wars
First, Buy Time
I choose the beginning of a new year to restate the point of Frontier Theory, which is that the absence of physical frontiers is hurtful and eventually fatal for human beings.
frontiers • exploration • space colonization • enclosure • family
I choose the beginning of a new year to restate the point of Frontier Theory, which is that the absence of physical frontiers is hurtful and eventually fatal for human beings.
frontiers • exploration • space colonization • enclosure • family
The Point Loma Legacy
Before the space shuttle, before the giant Saturn rockets, there was a classified program to launch flying cities propelled by atomic bombs.
project orion • nuclear pulse rockets • freeman dyson • theodore taylor • nuclear propulsion
Before the space shuttle, before the giant Saturn rockets, there was a classified program to launch flying cities propelled by atomic bombs.
project orion • nuclear pulse rockets • freeman dyson • theodore taylor • nuclear propulsion
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