My recent post: The Social Contract and the U.S. Government makes the point that the American people are in the process of putting a spear through the U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United.” A reader responds: Hi Craig. When you look …
America Is Exorcising Itself of “Citizens United” Read More »
In the phone calls I place to my mother every few days, we sometimes talk about 2GreenEnergy, which, I’m flattered to say, she reads regularly. Last night she reiterated something she’s been telling me for years: she sometimes has issues …
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I’m thrilled to see the scores of op-eds extolling Pope Francis’ humanitarian mission, some of which are written by people who have no love for organized religion whatsoever. Linked above is one that begins: I’m not a fan of the …
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I happen to share my birthday (July 3rd) with Franz Kafka. According to the Writer’s Almanac: He found love and happiness in the last year of his life, with a woman named Dora Diamant. Even though Kafka was suffering excruciating …
Kakfa, Absurdity, and an Irrational Energy Policy Read More »
It’s the 303rd birthday of political philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (pictured), best known for his 1762 masterpiece The Social Contract, the central point of which is that a government is legitimate to the degree that is exists via the consent of …
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert remarks on my post in which I wrote to a reader: Do you find the notion that we can have a robust economy without destroying our planet to be absurd? Why? Personally, I believe that true …
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Frequent contributor MarcoPolo who comments on my post about Annie Leonard (pictured) and her concern about our “robo-consumer” society: The “consume less,” ”back to nature”, reductionist philosophy, is usually accompanied by a covert loathing of mankind, disingenuously presented as a …
A reader notes: I haven’t yet read the 178 page text of Laudato Si, but I’ve read a great deal of highlights… This is a watershed moment. It could change everything. It could also spell the end of the Republican …
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In response to my post Why Venture Capital Isn’t Embracing CleanTech, MarcoPolo makes a lengthy and deeply thoughtful comment, which I excerpt here: ….(You are) a little blind to the harsher side of reality. You tend to see the world as …
I try not to miss an opportunity to thank the people of the U.S. whenever they successfully come together and accomplish something wonderful. In this case, it was exerting enough pressure on our congress to deal a harsh blow to the Trans-Pacific …
Good News For All Those with Lungs: Trans-Pacific Partnership Takes a Hit Read More »
