We discuss Solzhenitsyn and Havel and how to thrive in the tough times ahead. Also the culture of the barter blanket and how to fit that into your community.

Warning - This is a tough conversation and may challenge your worldview.

There is a lot of online chatter about "we are being shut out/shut down; we need to build a parallel economy!"

Or "We just need to elect new people. Our people."

The answer is not a new government or a new economy. The core issue is taking responsibility for your own life. (not in the frequently repeated Republican definition, but in the Solzhenitsyn and Havel application).

A new government or a new economy is a totalitarian solution to a ...