Ouroboros or the Mechanical Extension of Mankind

05/31/1926 Garet Garrett

“One story of us is continuous. It is the story of our struggle to recapture the Garden of Eden, meaning by that a state of existence free from the doom of toil.”

Garrett explores the consequences of advancing technology and industrial capacity in this short but intriguing work. The author follows human progress through the centuries and the impacts of technological development on humanity’s way of life.

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Garet Garrett

Garet Garrett (1878–1954) was an American journalist and author who was noted for his critiques of the New Deal and US involvement in the Second World War.

The American Empire

11/05/2024 Garet Garrett

We have crossed the boundary that lies between Republic and Empire.

How a Limited State Becomes an Unlimited, Administrative State

06/28/2024 Mises Wire Garet Garrett

[ Editor’s Note: This week, a new ruling from the US Supreme court chipped away at the administrative powers of the federal bureaucracy. The case, Loper Bright Ent. vs. Raimondo, largely overturned...

The American Empire

06/23/2024 Articles of Interest Garet Garrett

[The following is a condensation of Garet Garrett’s pamphlet The Rise of Empire , published in 1952, and included in his collection The People’s Pottage (Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1953).] We have...

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References

E.P. Dutton and Company, New York, 1926

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