The End of Liberalism by Kirt Sechooler                                                                            Dec, 1995 Reality has a way of catching up with you, the way the ground catches up with an airplane that runs out of fuel. In just such a manner, now half way through the last decade of the twentieth century, the political philosophy of liberalism has begun its final descent into oblivion. Flawed Perception The long decline of contemporary liberalism dates back to the late 1960s and to the early 1970s when the Democratic Party fell victim to a giant, if common misperception. That error in perception led to the idea that you could right historical injustice, whether actual or perceived, by punishing the descendants of the perpetrators of that alleged injustice. This idea stems from a fundamental flaw in the way too many human beings organize reality. People tend to believe that the genetic offspring of any group of people are the same as the original people themselves; t

  by Kirt Sechooler Dec, 1995 News Item:  Nov. 1, 1995, U.S. Dept of Labor reports that American workers' earnings "rose by 2.7% in the last 12 months, the smallest amount on record." But, after adjusting for inflation, real wages actually "fell 2.3% in the 12 month period." (NYT) We are on the threshold of a new historical epoch - the  Post Industrial Age . Yet this development while representing one of the most heralded events to ever take place remains almost totally misunderstood. The reason for this lack of insight is comparatively simple - since almost no one really understands the nature of the  Industrial Age , it is difficult if not impossible for people to contemplate the coming  Post Industrial Age . Because of this, Americans now find themselves struggling to enter the Post Industrial period, an age that offers a golden promise for this country and its peoples. It is absolutely essential for younger Americans to realize that understanding the  Indust