Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland’s first ministers push independence as Labour betrays Brexit. Carney’s Canada–Ukraine 100-year pact, EU associate talk, and rate-hike “noise” target Trump’s midterms.
Bruce Director digs into your comments from the Aug 29 class: why the British System is inherently entropic, why no equation can predict a creative discovery, and how frontier science backs the American System’s idea of man.
Join Bob Ingraham in the Promethean Action class for an in-depth exploration of Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the American Revolution and his role in shaping the foundation of American economic principles. This session discusses Franklin's vision for an upwardly progressive society grounded in scientific, technological, and manufacturing progress. Bob delves into Franklin's extensive writings on economics, his influential role in promoting public credit, his scientific collaborations, and his emphasis on practical knowledge to benefit society. Tune in to understand why Franklin was considered a towering figure in America's formation and how his legacy continues to impact us today.
00:00 Introduction to Promethean Action Class 01:06 Self-Promotion and Ben Franklin's Biography 02:31 The American System Unleashed 06:02 Franklin's Vision and Contributions 07:12 The American Philosophical Society 16:07 Franklin's Economic Writings 30:16 Franklin's Scientific Fame 36:41 Franklin's Role in Manufacturing 40:45 Public Credit and Banking 58:03 Conclusion and Legacy of Franklin
Author, historian, political organizer. Published books on American history, Dante, the global drug trade, the Anglo-Dutch Empire and National Banking. Former Editor at Executive Intelligence Review.
Founding member of the LaRouche movement in the 1960s. Former editor of LaRouche’s writings and EIR magazine. Regular host of our Saturday class series.
Bruce Director digs into your comments from the Aug 29 class: why the British System is inherently entropic, why no equation can predict a creative discovery, and how frontier science backs the American System’s idea of man.
Cable news is arguing eggs, beef, gas, and Iran. Bruce Director spent Saturday night on the real midterm question: American System vs. British System — two flavors of the same entropy, and nine weeks to pick a future.
Chatbots dominate the AI argument. Brian Lantz spent Saturday night on the other kind — robots, machine shops, and factory floors — and why manufacturing, not the data center, is where the country actually gets richer.
Nixon called it “temporary.” 55 years later it’s still policy. Will Wertz reads the paper trail — the secret Kissinger memo, the Volcker Group, Britain’s run on Fort Knox — and the principles of the new Bretton Woods Trump’s Treasury says is underway.