The connections and disconnections between an inauguration in Washington, a forum of elites in the Swiss Alps, and a conflagration in Los Angeles tell us a lot about the age we now live in. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com At this mercurial point in time, the confluence of events connect and disconnect from each other, from … Continue reading The Age of Consequences
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The World As We Know It
What will it take to overcome our optimistic delusions of planetary control? Can we stop pretending we're only facing a problem to be solved and begin seeking a way to adapt to our predicament? In the Washington Post opinion section, an editor recently wrote the following: "What Americans need is a more quickly rising standard … Continue reading The World As We Know It
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The Challenge in How We Think, Talk, and Act Regarding the Global Environmental Crisis
The global environmental crisis is not monolithic. Treating it as such will keep us from effectively addressing the many complex issues involved. (Photo by Philippe Bonnaire on Pexels) When it comes to the most urgent aspects of the current environment in which humans and other fauna and flora live, it's become a matter of course … Continue reading The Challenge in How We Think, Talk, and Act Regarding the Global Environmental Crisis
The Principles of Being 