Delian Valeriani

Delian Valeriani works as a diver, cook, and pyrotechnician, he has started and run a restaurant, is a volunteer firefighter, visual artist, and sometime political activist. In his spare time he writes philosophy, reads and collects books, and enjoys hiking, fishing, whitewater, shooting, and riding his motorcycle. His philosophical work applies scientific theory as a basis for social theory and strives to bring historical and philosophical context to the apparently convoluted world of today.
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Commentary
Our rights do not disappear in times of emergency
We all knew it was probably inevitable, but it is here, finally –...
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Commentary
Valeriani: New Energy Demand Requires Clear Solution
Maine’s energy profile is composed primarily petroleum, natural gas, biomass and renewable energies...
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Commentary
Are We Really as Divided as it Seems?
Today a new president takes office. He has been called the most divisive...
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Commentary
A Thank You to the ‘Hamilton Electors’
I want to take the time to thank the anti-Trump demonstrators for their...
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Citizens' Initiative
Maine’s Citizens’ Initiative Process in Need of Reform
The citizens’ initiative is a procedural piece of legislation invented by progressives to...
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Commentary
How Direct Democracy Breeds Majoritarianism
Democracy is contrived to be a panacea of human liberation, and the fountain...