Sounds like the kind of interconnected communities the "Responsible Villager" wants to live in... What do you think? Would you be OK with the living...
Actually this concept of hill villages sounds so much more attractive than suburbia. I have formerly lived in the suburbs and I find that miles & miles of...
One of the tactics used to defeat the "Colossus" american dream of the late 1800s/early 1900's was the redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor. This...
This little article is a good reminder of the slow but steady pace of cultural changes. Our schizomania period runs from 1990 to 2020, but it seems to be...
Actually it is taking a long time because the financial markets are being propped up artificially by the Powers That Be, whose agenda is to...
Anybody have a copy of Penturbia handy and can look up the top 10 cities listed in this article to see how they rank as future Penturbia zones? Greg in MO ...
Grab your cup of coffee this morning and settle down to read this new magazine article. It echos Schizomania and Penturbia without ever saying those words. I...
Unbridled consumption is one of the hallmarks of the Little King. And as Lessinger says in Schizomania, the new rising mania uses anything it happens upon to...
The 1930's depression occurred durig a schizomania period of changing from a community-focused American dream (Colossus) to an individual- focused one (Little...
This short article says a lot of the same stuff as Penturbia did years ago. Here is a telling quote: "Americans are undergoing a fundamental shift in where...
This economist is highlighting the difference between the wealth- spreading effects of the Little King era and the wealth-consolidating trend of the...
...And consumer anthropologists suggest Americans will seek to "un-stuff" their lives, and focus more on the community. <focus more on the community> <focus...
Before I post the article snippet, have you heard that Lessinger has a new book coming out real soon? OK now, doesn't this sound like the predictions you read...
This article is a pretty bold declaration of just what Lessinger's "Responsible Capitalists" may be striving for. What do you think? Instead of pasting in the...
Perhaps another piece of the puzzle that explains just how Penturbia becomes populated. What do you think of it? June 08, 2009 Migrating America From Necessity...
Interesting observations in this article on increasingly loud voice of the Responsible Capitalist's voice dominating the weakening Little King. What do you all...
Concern for the environment is a good thing. However, using "carbon footprint" is misleading and focuses mainly on only one component of environmental impact -...
Thanks for responding Phil. We have very opposite views of the reality of CO2 induced climate change, but that's OK since this list really isn't for that...
Jack Lessinger has put out a new book in co-operation with another writer named Ranger Kidwell-Ross. The name of the book is "The Great Prosperity of 2020" ...
When I read this part of his article I saw the big X on Lessingers graphs of the changing American Dreams. The declining Little King being crossed by the...
I know this group has been quiet, but I wanted to nudge it and see if it wakes up. There is a convergence of events that, to me, clearly shows we are mired in...
Thanks for posting! The Schizomania group has been quiet for too long. I think your phrase "mired in the crossover point" is right on. These big cultural...
I am not so sure I agree that the taxes do not support the infrastructure in all cases. I live in an area where the only infrastructure supported by the...
Hi Phil, I think that covering the visible expenses (like the maintenance you described) is part of the Ponzi scheme concept. That's what gives the appearance...
A new article by Kunstler just came out. He looks at the future and cities and suburbia and rural areas with a unique eye. Some of it will be familiar to...
