by Paul Stokstad | Nov 17, 2024 | Thought Experiments
Thought Experiment #5 Welcome to The UNITED This is your guide to governmental, legal and social structures. We hope that you enjoy your stay. Whether it is a temporary visit or a planned immigration, these points of knowledge will orient you to the legal and cultural...
by Paul Stokstad | Nov 14, 2024 | Thought Experiments
Thought Experiment #4 What if there was no marriage, legally speaking? What if there were only civil unions? What if the government got out of the marriage business? What would it mean if we only let religious institutions decide (and sanctify) marriages? Some would...
by Paul Stokstad | Nov 14, 2024 | Thought Experiments, Uncategorized
Thought Experiment #3 What I can’t control is the sense that Miss Harper, who taught 8th grade civics, would simply not be able to process the idea of making the voting process more difficult when the whole world knows that what you are really doing is making it...
by Paul Stokstad | Nov 12, 2024 | Thought Experiments, Uncategorized
Thought Experiment #2 What if we look at the situation as broken, from both a US and global perspective. What if we completely shut down the Southern US border, as a temporary therapeutic process. No immigration. Then we turn to the undocumented aliens and deal with...
by Paul Stokstad | Nov 6, 2024 | Thought Experiments
Thought Experiment #1 in unionwith our countrymenwe congratulate themon their winand we noteour mutual concernfor the direction of ourcountry in mourningwe note the short campaignof hope, of kindnessof a refusal to divideand deride saddenedwe entrust our...
by pstokstad | Jul 7, 2023 | Commentary, Musings, Politics, Thought Experiments
A designated tax system where taxpayers can specify which governmental departments and/or programs their tax dollars would support could have both benefits and downsides. Benefits: Democratization of Public Spending: This system could give taxpayers a direct...
