The Monument can be traced back 5000 years to the region of southern Mesopotamia known as Sumner. It was a coming together of three developments: technology, space, and language. Technology: The technology of the chariot became the main force of military dominance. …

Everybody wants to be a fascist. In today’s society we derive a sick satisfaction flirting with fascism. There is sadistic gratification and a sense of security in being lost in the heard and defined by common external goals. There is a desire to be led and to have a parental…

‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.’ In a recent podcast hosted by Lex Fridman, the clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson asked: “What is real?” Jordan knocked on the table in front of him and confirmed: “matter is real.” He then continued…

Schizophrenia in Postmodernism I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night, who poverty and tatters and hollow-eyed…

The problem of sustainable development comes from Marxist theory of ‘over-production’ and ‘uneven-development’. Over-production is caused by capitalism’s need to create ‘surplus-value’. Capitalist society is structured around wealth accumulation. This causes a host of problems. The greatest is ‘uneven-development’ where wealth is accumulated in capitalist cities, while in pre-capitalist countries…

The evolution of knowledge can be seen as a development from Traditional views, to Modern, and then to Postmodern. Traditionalism believed in historical precedent based on Western culture spanning back to the Romans and prehistory. This ontology came from the Greeks and was codified in Judeo-Christian doctrine. In the Enlightenment…

The Lie of Systemic Racism: The Technology of Socio-Spatial Marginalization The civil rights movement in the United States was an organic reaction to racial discrimination and segregation. The movement was active in the 1950s and 60s and its social agenda was to secure new protections under federal law for the civil rights of all Americans. This in turn was a…

Postmodernism turns space into a hyperreal object: hyperspace. This ideal space is more real than reality. Abstraction overlays the concrete territory producing a simulation. Through hyperspace social Power can exert authority and control becoming a vehicle to create a new space for society. It becomes more ‘natural than nature’ and…

What is Wrong With San Francisco’s Transportation System? San Francisco has a goal that by 2030, 80% of trips are taken by low-carbon modes such as walking, biking, and transit. San Francisco Climate Action Plan, 2021 The problem with San Francisco’s transportation system is mass transit, walking, and biking is inadequate. Unlike cities like New York, the automobile…