A recent Economist magazine has a wonderful throwaway note that illustrates all that is wrong with economists in general. (How much of a throwaway quote? Enough so that […]
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Changing your Salad
We are getting our second week’s worth of vegetables from a CSA – Community Supported Agriculture – farm today. It’s not too far from our home on the […]
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Being Shoved into Community
The Synthesis is Coming – I Can Feel It No backstory, folks, very little explanation. I hope I don’t lose you, but if I do, ask for clarification […]
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Towards a Level Playing Field
I tend to believe in a meritocracy. The American Ruling Class claims that a meritocracy was how the powers-that-be perpetuate themselves, but I do not think that’s the […]
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The Greatest Good
Bjorn Lomberg has a brilliant essay up on Project Syndicate. In it, he argues that the Kyoto protocol (and upcoming agreements) are a lot of expense for little […]
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Sketching the Invisible Hand
Serious inspiration can come from folding clothes and computer games. This is often overlooked in creative endeavours; very little is actually new, it’s all re-imaginings or applying old […]