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Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Eighteen
The Contract Then the welfare state met the drug user. The first debate around legal drug use came from California. The state and many cities began to argue over whether people who received government aid should be allowed to spend … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Seventeen
Usage Jefferson’s next crusade, whatever it might have been, was preempted. His personal accountability and freedom banner had been strangely taken up by the Freedom Five, some extreme members of the opposition party. “Freedom of the Mind for the Mind” … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Fifteen
Repeal The old guard was in flames. The only thing that slowed the conflagration was the two months until the inauguration. It would be hard to argue that Jefferson didn’t have a mandate. You could argue with him, but he … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Fourteen
The Swing Timothy Jefferson was fatefully named, or so he would tell you. I suspect he wished his parents had been more prescient and named him Thomas but the T was close enough. Jefferson was the leading candidate facing President … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Thirteen
Riot They just wanted some hamburgers. A group of young men in Dallas, TX, were waiting in line at the FemCad nutrition distribution center. It was hot. Lines were long and even slower than normal. Patience wore thin. Some boys … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Eleven
The Green Caps Some things you have no reason to notice. And at first, I didn’t notice them. Kids with green caps—that evergreen shade that is so natural. I was in New York City on vacation, visiting an old friend, … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Ten
Anti-Matter Selling contraband is like an addiction: you don’t just walk away. To make it worse I knew Alvarez didn’t want to lose a good distributor, especially not one who worked for FemCad. And Alverez had ideas. He was very … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Nine
Black Market You can buy anything if you can find the seller. The black market will always find opportunity. God knows where black market gas came from. But you could buy it, no questions asked. As long as you provided … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable — Chapter Seven
The Bureaucrat Human methane collection was real. I had to figure out what was going on. There was more to this than met the eye and there was a lot to meet the eye. It took nine months but with … Continue reading
Methane Wars: A Fable – Chapter Six
The President The intensity built slowly. Environmentalists and economists lauded the Methane Collection Measure. Civil liberties groups denounced it. The average Joe could not fathom the reality and had no unified voice with which to alter the mindset of their … Continue reading
Fortress of Dissolitude 