A New Economic – Saving the World in Three Easy Steps
Everyone becomes a debt-free homeowner, and the rich stay rich. There is no need to incarcerate anyone, no class warfare, no fighting in the streets. This plan, quite literally, makes the “American Dream” happen for everyone, all at once.
“The Fire Enlightening”
“The Fire Enlightening” is comprised of nine poems that narrate a journey of philosophic self-discovery, populated with logical and chaotic conceptual metaphor, to bridge a synthesis between the world of nature and the artifice of man.
Surveyor’s Golden Disk No. 1 – Astronomic Latitude
A useful primer for those interested in how latitude has been determined, over land and sea, from prehistory to the Ancient Egyptians and Chinese, to Viking explorers, and all the way to present navigators.
“Swimming in Fire”
Life drawing, 2′ x 3′ pencil on paper, digitally colorized.
Kansas City Star Maker Faire 2017 Spotlight
“Garret Tufte, 32, works as a civil engineer and land surveyor in Lawrence, Kan. But he is also a writer and — as the limestone carving taking shape with his hands showed — a sculptor.”
“Roots Unbound” – In Progress
18″ x 18″ x 50″, 350 lbs., Italian marble.
Electro-Gyro, version 1.0
Turn on the switch and the gyro spins in a set position. Pick it up and twist it to feel the resistance of the angular momentum.
Lady in Waiting No. 1
12″ x 12″ x 20″, Kansas Limestone.
Recent Variations
The Maverick Radio Hour: “The Crisis of Confidence and the Power of Providence” [Episode 19]
In this episode, I start with some thoughts on contemporary issues. Things are heating up, to say the least. Protip: keep your head, and no one loses their head. That make sense? Alright then… onward to uncharted (or re-discovered) knowledge!
Read MoreThe Maverick Radio Hour: “The Miracle of Qualified Morality” [Episode 18]
In this episode, I start with some general thoughts on the progress of the freedom movement, and then return to the economic thought experiment from last week, which morphs into examining the distinction between direct and qualified moral instruction.
Read More“Delightful Rules” – A Most Recent, Most Favoritest Musical Formulation
This song is what you might call my musical “Flagship”, and it’s getting closer and closer to completion, exactitude, finality. It’s played on a keyboard, organ setting.
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