Oops! We Lost Our Balance. Something has gotten seriously out of kilter in American life and society. We all sense…
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Trump Rides In On Galloping Inequality
/ December 1, 2016As November 2016 slides into December, I’m ready to move on to other things. But first, here’s a few more…
Trump: Our Reality Moment
/ November 16, 2016A long time ago I was at a family gathering. One of the young boys came running through the kitchen…
Fiddling Around
/ October 26, 2016Tipping & Fiddling Eminent scientists, statesmen, and other respected observers of our world warn that we may be approaching or…
Thinking About Food—And Human Evolution
/ September 20, 2016Food is fun. We all think about food a lot. After all, where would we be without it? But beyond…
What Do You Think About Trump?
/ September 4, 2016As ye sow, so shall ye reap. We’re walking a section of deeply shaded trail, our little group dwarfed by…
Do We Humans Create Our Own Realities? Yes. And No.
/ July 29, 2016Creating Reality? People’s fear that their bank is insolvent causes a “run on the bank,” which makes it insolvent. A…
Being Bored
/ July 9, 2016On Being Bored My children sometimes used to complain, “Daddy, I’m bored.” It drove me nuts. I always have more…
On Reading & Writing
/ July 6, 2016On Reading and Writing—Some First Thoughts I’ve just recently come across a series of blogs and posts on the internet…
The Rise (And Fall) of Civilization
/ June 29, 2016The Rise (And Fall) of Civilization It’s a truism that no civilization or social system lasts forever (see the previous…