The Mysterious Tom

He was so kind to let me know the following:

I know the answer to the mystery! I attended the very seminar (organized by The Institute for Humane Studies, theihs.org) which Horwitz reported from, and the "mysterious Tom" is in fact: Tom W. Bell. Read more about him here: http://www.theihs.org/people/id.680/people.asp.

And a few links regarding the subject matter of this site:

• Polycentric Law
• Polycentric Law in a New Century
• Polycentric Law in a New Century (reprint of the preceding, and like the preceding, a slightly revised version, without footnotes, of the next)
• Polycentric Law in the New Millennium
• The Jurisprudence of Polycentric Law

Is it not a hopeful sign that this panarchist site found help and cooperation from someone close to or active in a political party which also sits (with 6 Members) in the European Parliament as part of the "Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats"? To my knowledge, the European Parliament is not the most active promoter of panarchism... ;-)

This is a good opportunity, as we are talking fascinating people and fascinating ideas, to draw your kind attention to someone I only recently became fully aware of, one of those rather exceptional persons who are real good because they are very good not just in one area, a modern Renaissance man, if I may say so:

Svein Olav Nyberg

Visit his websites. You can start at this one. But please make the effort to visit all parts and discover all the attached wings of his online Renaissance palace or you will miss something precious. In particular, don't miss his "Ye Bodye Page". And read the paragraphs on Food. As I am knowledgeable here, and Longevity being also a panarchist concern, I can tell you that you will hardly find anywhere such good sound advice in a nutshell on the most important basic matters regarding your nutrition. This is of course not astonishing. As in all other fields, the generally accepted wisdom is at the antipode of truth.

The three paragraphs on food start with the amusing and intriguing words: 'Everybody knows that it matters what you eat. "You are what you eat," right? As cartoon cat Garfield concluded: "Avoid fruits and nuts!" - or as almost everyone else have concluded "Avoid fat!"'

But this advice on nutrition is only one of the pearls in the oyster. Learn about egoism! And don't miss the Peanuts cartoon, where Lucy asks Charlie Brown: "YOU SAY WE'RE PUT HERE ON EARTH TO MAKE OTHERS HAPPY? ~ THAT'S RIGHT! ~ WHAT ARE THE OTHERS PUT HERE FOR?". I can only conclude with what Svein Olav Nyberg has in the signature of his email:

"Did you ever contribute anything to the happiness of Mankind?"

"Yes, I myself have been happy!"


- John Henry Mackay