Here is the keystone Truth Units article— a summary of the truth units concept and its applicability in everyday life in 10 minutes: Truth Units — a new theory of truth for our “post-truth” world Why do we need to “re-think” our concept of truth? Because the world is going crazy.alexbennett-ap.medium.com The metaphysical side — the truth units answer to “what is reality?”: Truth Units: a Simple Picture of Unfathomable Reality “It’s better than where we used to live”alexbennett-ap.medium.com

Thank you very much for your comment and questions. Before publishing on Medium, I shared my work with only one friend, who would respond “sounds great” or “I don’t get it” without providing much more detail. …

In 7 postulates, versus 95 theses — The truth units articles published so far have received constructive critiques. The most substantive and detailed came from an article by Benjamin Cain, which addressed the “academic philosophy” side of truth units. Part 1 below of this article attempts to show how truth units answers the issues he raised. Other…

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A deep dive into the truth units “model” — Perhaps you’ve noticed that the zebra in the photo above is made of Lego® building blocks. This Lego zebra is life-size and standing among real trees in a Legoland® park. This zebra is a figurative way to explain what truth units are about. You can answer the question “what does…

You cut to the chase on a lot of issues, and I agree with a lot of your points. In other words, you present a concise blow-by-blow of how the right has routed the left starting in the 60’s, omitting various skirmishes and shiny objects that less-incisive analysts give undue…

This was exciting to read. I'm kind of a nobody, but I want to intellectually engage as much as possible, and am fumbling around trying to create dialog that benefits all participants, with the hope that dialog improves the quality of my contribution.

I remember the first time I heard this in 1975. One of my roommates was playing it loud. It was the summer before my senior year in college in a house in suburban San Diego I shared three medical school students. "The revolution will not be televised." It stopped me in my tracks. The message I got was: "What's important is NOT on TV, and what's on TV is NOT important." Gil Scott Heron. I felt a brick shattering the glass of the illusion of our time.. He spoke with the authority of a true prophet.

Douglas, this is fantastic. You crisply dissect the libertarian perversion of commons. This links to a larger discussion of "what is property?" and contributes important value to that discussion. And you also reallocate blame from Leonhardt to the economics squeezing journalists today. Quite something in a 4-minute read -- bravo!