James Howard Kunstler

America Fumbles Towards Kafka’s Castle

Beyond Cynicism: America Fumbles Towards Kafka’s Castle

James Howard Kunstler remains a very astute observer of American politics today ...

"Bad ideas flourish in this nutrient medium of unresolved crisis. Lately, they actually dominate the scene on every side. A species of wishful thinking that resembles a primitive cargo cult grips the technocratic class, awaiting magical rescue remedies that promise to extend the regime of Happy Motoring, consumerism, and suburbia that makes up the armature of β€œnormal” life in the USA. They chatter about electric driverless car fleets, home delivery drone services, and as-yet-undeveloped modes of energy production to replace problematic fossil fuels, while ignoring the self-evident resource and capital constraints now upon us and even the laws of physicsβ€”especially entropy, the second law of thermodynamics. Their main mental block is their belief in infinite industrial growth on a finite planet, an idea so powerfully foolish that it obviates their standing as technocrats."

Tighter Credit

James Howard Kunstler also discussed how he thinks our future will be one with much tighter credit that will make many of the big things we purchased in the past much more inaccessible to most people.

Taken on Monday April 19, 2010 at James Howard Kunstler.

Discussing Financial Reform

James Howard Kunstler focused primarily on the issues effecting the financial system and why he thinks since the 1970s there has been a growth in the industry of playing with the markets rather then more productive things.

Taken on Monday April 19, 2010 at James Howard Kunstler.