The use of ferro-cement in building design allows a fluid flexibility that can result in fantastic architecture inspired by science fiction themes. Various artists who use this organic method include Roger Dean, Peter Vetsch, and Eugene Tsui. This style arose in the late 1960's and 1970's and can still evoke a certain retro feel.

 
The rise of postanarchism is a blending of postmodernist thought with anarchist political action. This means that an examination of power is given more depth with the analysis of structural phenomenon, as well as an expansion of how power affects the human condition.

 
The Prisoner's Dilemma is a thought experiment where two people suspected of a crime are held separately. If both confess, they receive a punishment. If one confesses while the other refuses, the former is released while the latter is punished. If both refuse to confess, then they receive a minor punishment. It is a demonstration of game theory and how one would strategize without knowing the actions of the other person. There is literature written about this which poses various forms of analysis.

 
The philosopher Leo Strauss believed that great works of thought had an exoteric, or public, meaning and a esoteric meaning. The esoteric meaning was for those who had the ability to decipher the hidden truth and were able to lead others intellectually. Strauss held this view in regards to John Locke who was one of the most influential thinkers for the beginning of the United States. His conclusions about Locke could influence the principles the nation were built upon.

 
The charging of interest for a bank loan is intended to prevent inflation by slowing down the process of two much money going after too few goods. However, since loans are given out due to fractional reserve credit rather than the money supply of deposits, this interest causes businesses to increase prices in an inflationary manner in order to pay back the loans. Businesses that fail to pay back loans go out of business and decrease the supply of goods in circulation, also causing inflation.

 
The jurist Carl Schmitt was a legal official during the Nazi regime whose theory of sovereign power has influenced modern polticial thought. The current conservative movement in America realize that it is those in power who can determine who are the allies and enemies of the state. Those in power now create a strict demarcation where those who dissent are automatically the enemy of the entire nation.

 
The promise of democracy may also bring about its obstruction. Within a democracy, political parties form but they create a distance between leaders and voters that can become a oligarchy in the long term. The solution to such a paradox is an ethical system that treats all members of society as equals and shapes the behavior of those who are elected into positions of power.

 
The philosophical underpinning of the Bush administration was shaped by the work of Leo Strauss and Max Shachtman. Both of these philosophers influenced the opposition against communism and the need for the United States to be the dominant force in the world. Strauss held that an elite must be able to engage in real politics while the masses are concerned with patriotism and moral values. Shactman began with a socialist approach that became ever more suspicious of Soviet communism. Both believed that the U.S. must be the dominant power in order to spread democracy and the American economic hegemony.

 
The use of mutual credit systems for communities is vital in order to stimulate local businesses and to make sure that they serve the community overall. They offer a funding alternative to the growth of corporations within local areas.