Richard J. Maybury

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Richard J. Maybury
Born 1946
Ohio, United States
Pen name Uncle Eric
Occupation Writer; author, journalist
Genres nonfiction

Richard J. Maybury is the publisher of U.S. & World Early Warning Report for Investors. He has written several entry level, common sense, books on United States economics, law, and history. He has written these things in epistolatory form, usually as an uncle writing to his nephew, answering questions. Maybury was a high school economics teacher. After failing to find a book which would give a clear explanation on his view of economics he wrote one himself. Some of his books include Uncle Eric Talks About Personal, Career & Financial Security; a book that is basically the foundation for his other books about the model perspective and Higher Law, Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?; a book that explains the history of the United States economic model and how it was based on free-market Austrian economics, Whatever Happened to Justice?; a book about his juris naturalist philosophical viewpoints regarding the foundations of America's legal system, British Common Law, the law of the Franks, and early Christian Ireland.

Contents

[edit] Theories

[edit] Juris Naturalism

Maybury's viewpoint is "juris naturalism". Maybury created the term juris naturalism, and called himself a juris naturalist, because he believed no other label was able to fully describe the concept, which he believed is modeled on the viewpoints of many of America's Founders.

[edit] The Two Laws

Mr. Maybury bases his work on common law, namely

  • Do all you have agreed to do
  • Do not encroach on other persons or their property.

The first law is related to contract law. A contract is an agreement between two or more parties, in which they promise to perform certain actions for and recognize certain rights of the other parties. The second law is related to some criminal law and tort law. Violators of these types of laws have committed acts like theft or violence against other people. (When referencing these two laws, Maybury has at times requested they be known as "Maybury's Laws," and stated exactly as above.)

[edit] Chaostan

Mr. Maybury has declared that nearly a third of the earth's surface is Chaostan, the land of great chaos. Chaostan is in his view prone to war, financial ill, and tyranny because they never received the Two Laws. The area extends from the Arctic Ocean to the Indian Ocean and Poland to the Pacific, plus North Africa.

[edit] The New Axis

Mr. Maybury thinks it is possible that some or all of the areas in Chaostan are secretly co-operating, either through political alliance or along ancient ethnic lines. This term was first used in May 1996

[edit] Military Experience

Mr. Maybury was a sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971. He served with the 605th Air Commando Squadron in Central America, and with the 75th Military Airlift Squadron in Vietnam. He was also a General Military Training instructor at Travis Air Force Base; and participated in covert operations in South and Central America.

[edit] Books

[edit] Themes

Mr. Maybury's books are marked with emphasis on paradigms, or "models" as he calls them. One of his books, Are you Liberal, Conservative, or Confused is dedicated entirely to this topic. He commonly addresses his letters to an imaginary student named Chris.

[edit] Style

All of his books are written in the epistolatory style, as letters from the fictitious Uncle Eric to his nephew. They convey an atmosphere of urgency.

There are many illustrations, maps and extended quotations of historical persons.

[edit] Titles

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy, 5th Edition
Image:Whatever happened penny candy cover.jpg
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy cover
Author Richard J. Maybury
Country United States
Language English
Series Uncle Eric Books
Subject(s) Economics
Genre(s) Young Adult
Publisher Bluestocking Press
Publication date May 15, 2004
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 192 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-942617-52-5

Mr. Maybury's in-print books to date are:

  • Ancient Rome: How It Affects You Today
  • Are You Liberal? Conservative? or Confused?
  • Evaluating Books: What Would Thomas Jefferson Think About This?
  • The Clipper Ship Strategy: For Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments
  • The Money Mystery: The Hidden Force Affecting Your Career, Business, and Investments
  • The Thousand Year War in the Mideast
  • Uncle Eric Talks About Personal, Career, and Financial Security
  • Whatever Happened to Justice?
  • Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? 5th Edition
  • World War I: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today
  • World War II: The Rest of the Story & How It Affects You Today

All of his books are published by Bluestocking Press

[edit] Journals & Newspapers

[edit] EWR

The US & World Investors Early Warning Report (EWR) is Mr. Maybury's monthly financial newsletter. EWR seeks to apply the Uncle Eric model to the real-world and provide forecasts and warnings of financial changes before they happen. It is very cautious in outlook, and has low toleration of risk.

[edit] Freelance Work

Following his military experience, but prior to EWR, Mr. Maybury was a freelance writer whose works were featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and other notable publications.

[edit] Moneyworld

Mr. Maybury was previously global affairs editor for Moneyworld

[edit] External links