It’s common knowledge that the rate of change that our civilization is experiencing is increasing at an incredible clip. This applies to technology, of course, but it’s also true of the general activity that we see in our society. It’s …
Category: Sustainability
American Capitalism Is Starting to Grind
As suggested here, we really do have a problem in America regarding the distribution of wealth. Ever since I was a young man, I’ve believed that this is the inevitable end-game of free-market capitalism, a system of government that is …
Once You Get Used to Plant-based Beer, It’s Really Not That Bad
The 1992 United States presidential election saw Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeat incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush (as well as Ross Perot). I was lucky enough to live in one of Bush 41’s whistle stops, Woodland …
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Attempting To Overthrow the U.S. Government Doesn’t Make You a Chick Magnet
If you’re one of the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on January 6th in an act of insurrection, there is no doubt that there are other right-wing extremists who think you’re pretty cool for what you did. But that …
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Terminating Friendships
On the surface, the meme here makes sense. Who wants to terminate a friendship based on a difference of opinion? Well, it depends on what we mean by “opinion.” If we disagree with matters of taste, e.g., art, music, and …
European Existentialists Comment on Parking
Whether it’s Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, or Soren Kierkegaard, someone of note has been influencing the way we park our cars.
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Fox’s Tucker Carlson on the Derek Chauvin Case
True to form, Fox “News” anchor Tucker Carlson is bent out of shape about the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin case. He believes, (or at least claims to, since it’s hard to imagine that anyone actually believes this), that …
Biden Presents Americans–And the World–a Whole New Experience
It’s such a different experience having Trump out of office. Obviously, there are people who resent Biden’s policies re: infrastructure, environmental responsibility, taxation, immigration reform, foreign policy, and perhaps even pandemic response. But I would imagine that even most of …
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Murder and Manslaughter–American Style
From this: In a recent incident, a high school hockey coach died after being punched outside of a bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 17 following an argument about social distancing, the Star Tribune reported.
Securities and Exchange Commission Takes on Greenwashing
ESG, i.e., funds that consider environmental, social, and governance issues are growing in popularity. The term is used interchangeably with “socially responsible investing (SRI)” and “sustainable investing.” As anyone would have anticipated, greenwashing is a consequence of this demand; fund …
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