Ever-Widening Wealth Inequality Spells Trouble
As we look at the graphic here, comparing wealth inequality in the United States with that of Western Europe, we need to understand that there are both moral and practical problems associated with this phenomenon.
Most people have ethical issues with the idea that, in the richest country in the history of humankind, 21% of children (that’s 15 million) live in poverty, and people who can’t afford prescription drugs are dying of treatable diseases. (more…)
This morning, the President of the United States sent a tweet to his followers mocking Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old girl with Asperger’s, who stands at the center of the rally for climate change mitigation.
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Americans’ viewpoints on energy tend to run by party. The further one is to the left the greater tends to be his appreciation for renewable energy, those on the right tend to support the continued use of fossil fuels and regard renewables as a utopian dream of socialists. Interestingly enough, however, this observation holds up quite poorly outside of the U.S. 
Here’s a hypothetical conversation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and me.
My colleague David Duquette writes: S
Yes, glitter is a global hazard, and very few people would have an issue with a ban on it, but it’s another example of something that should happen in the consumer sector. I.e., if people simply didn’t buy products that are harmful to the environment, bans wouldn’t be necessary.
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I was lucky enough to have caught this terrific NPR segment on 
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