{"product_id":"past-as-prologue-with-michael-phillips","title":"Past As Prologue with Michael Phillips","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMP3 Download\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003eThis is a 1983 restored archival program. Santayana said, “\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThose who do not understand history are condemned to repeat it “\u003c\/i\u003e A paraphrase on this famous aphorism for today's program might be, ”\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThose who do understand history are empowered to predict the future.”\u003c\/i\u003e Michael Phillips argues that historical patterns, particularly baby booms, shape major legislative and social change. Phillips presents a striking theory: the WWII baby boom, like the nearly identical Civil War baby boom before it, produced a distinct generational cluster of political values whose eventual legislative impact can be predicted with real accuracy. Drawing on U.S. census data and a chance research trip to Japan, Phillips traces uncanny parallels between the 1890s and the 1960s–70s: the health food craze (Post, Kellogg's, peanut butter), a wave of new religious and mystical movements (Christian Science, Theosophony, Zen Buddhism), utopian communes, and the women's suffrage movement's slow path from social consensus to constitutional law. He examines Teddy Roosevelt's conservationist legacy, the Populist \"People's Party,\" and Tammany Hall-style political machines as templates for understanding late-20th-century politics. The conversation turns to concrete forecasts — a strengthened EPA, expanded protected wilderness, national recycling policy, and reform of IRS, FBI, and CIA secrecy (via the Freedom of Information Act) — all tied to Phillips's prediction that baby boomers would control Congress by the 1990s. He closes with cautious optimism about the military-industrial complex and America's evolving role in multilateral defense. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e(hosted by Michael Toms)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eBio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003eMichael Phillips\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e, now retired\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was the creator of the modern universal multi-bank creditcard (Mastercard), founder of the Briarpatch Network the first voluntary business network. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHe is retired as\u003c\/span\u003e a business consultant to over 1,500 businesses worldwide of all sizes. Expert witness in marketing, finance, management, business ethics, environment and executive compensation. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHe was producer\u003c\/span\u003e of public radio program \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eSocial \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThought\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand was a frequent contributor to Co-Evolution Quarterly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003eMichael Phillips’ books include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe Seven Laws of Money \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e(Shambhala 1996)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eHonest Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e (co-author, Salli Rasberry) (Shambhala 1996)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eMarketing Without Advertising: Easy Ways to Build a Business Your Customers Will Love and Recommend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e (co-author Salli Rasberry (Nolo Press 2008)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003eTo learn more about the work of Michael Phillips go to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.well.com\/user\/mp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.well.com\/user\/mp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.well.com\/user\/mp\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTopics explored in this dialogue include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the cyclical baby-boom theory of history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eHow the 1890s can be a template for the 1990s regarding health food, women’s rights, and communal living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eWhat is the origin of Phillips’ identifying a baby-boom pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eWhat is the historical parallel of Teddy Roosevelt and Reagan-era Central American policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eWhat was the lag between social acceptance of the women’s suffrage movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eWhen did the health food boom begin and what stimulated it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eWhat were the populist political movements and the breaking down of the modern \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003epolitical lobbying\u003cb\u003e “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emachine”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eWhat was the Freedom of Information Act and \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ehow it has been\u003c\/span\u003e used to spy on people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eHow President Eisenhower warned about the military-industrial complex and defense policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHost:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Toms\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eInterview Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1983\u003cspan\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eProgram Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 1829\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dimensions Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48448556335345,"sku":"1829","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1200\/0142\/files\/MichaelPhillips300.png?v=1785188079","url":"https:\/\/programs.newdimensions.org\/products\/past-as-prologue-with-michael-phillips","provider":"New Dimensions Radio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}