by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | Bespoke capitalism, Capitalism, Prohibition
Time now to turn from the realm of industrialists and corporate capitalism to the free market’s other branch, which doesn’t seem to have a name but which I shall call the bespoke branch of capitalism. This is an interesting question. Is capitalism one big...
by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | General Motors, Industrialism, Leaded gasoline, United Fruit
One more post on industrialism and then we shall leave this oft-times dark subject and move into the light. And the lighter side of Swirled All the Way to the Shrub, this engaging and thought-provoking novel that Tom Bentley and I co-authored. What is an Externality,...
by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | American politics, General Motors, Industrialism, United Fruit
In recent posts, we have been exploring the nature of industrialists. Our novel, Swirled All the Way to the Shrub, wrestles with the complex interplay between industrialism and the human beings who live in the world it shapes. Industrialist: “A person who owns...
by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | American politics, Historical Figures, United Fruit
The story arc and the lives of our characters in Swirled All the Way to the Shrubare forcefully impacted by industrialists. Indirectly–we don’t (yet) actually meet any bona fide robber barons in the work. Their circle of influence effects everyone, though....
by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | American politics, Historical Figures, Racial issues
Here, our enigmatic character the Gantseh Macher opens up old wounds in Unctual Natchez, our internally troubled but externally chipper friend of Pinky DeVroom’s: *** But the Gantseh Macher was unperturbed. “You, as your surname suggests, sir, are of Natchez...
