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Born curious, the Blog is just another way to address subjects about which I am curious, with the additional curiosity of what Dual Interest Theory (DIT) in Metaeconomics might have to say about same! So far, DIT has even surprised me: I developed it after working for 3-decades to explain farmer economic choice of soil and water conservation practices, and did not anticipate that DIT would work well at giving new insights into any and all (at least all I have applied it to, so far) economic questions. What think?

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Apr 14, 2026 ∙ 14 min

The Frog, the Pot, and Hungary’s Democracy Boiled

--- on April 13, 2026 the Orban-Hungary Autocracy which neutralized the Democracy was voted out. Can the Democracy be brought back into play? Lessons for stopping the tilt to Autocracy in America? (Note: I claim no deep knowledge of the Hungarian situation, relying here on help from AI systems like ChatGPT 5.2 and Claude Sonnet 4.6. I only claim deep knowledge of what and how the DIT lens can be used to reveal new insights. So, if you see problems in the claims about Hungary, and,...

Mar 16, 2026 ∙ 15 min

Sacred Wars on a Shared Spaceship: The Iran Conflict

Hard-& vs Soft-& in the Profane & Sacred Balance “The ego-based self-interest and the empathy-based other-interest are joint, nonseparable, and absolutely interdependent — and while self-interest is more primal, both are essential; balance in said dual interests is the condition of human flourishing (See FAQ for more on Dual Interest Theory – DIT – in Metaeconomics)” Note: This essay grew out of interaction with the Sonnet 4.6 version of Claude AI (Anthropic), starting with the...

Jan 22, 2026 ∙ 8 min

(Brief Review) Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right

--- a Dual Interest Theory (DIT) Evaluation (Note: The Detailed Review is 40-plus pages , a detailed Chapter by Chapter assessment using the DIT lens. The Brief Review used that material, and, with the help of ChatGPT 5.2, well, here it is... with some editing to ensure accuracy. ChatGPT 5.2 is a powerful partner in editing, cutting to the chase!). This Blog Post applies Metaeconomics and Dual Interest Theory (DIT) to the question of whether the content of the shared other-interest...