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A world worthy of consideration
I just finished James H. Kunstler's novel, World Made by Hand. It's the tale of a small community near the...
Fiction and . . . fiction
Earlier this week, I saw part of the premiere of the new program, Terra Nova. It started on a world...
Board but never boring
Greenback U, this academic year, has experienced an influx of bicyclists. We've always had a small number, but this semester...
Beyond, and beyond
Last week, the Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes ratings came out. The report is a rating of MBA programs worldwide...
Of tulips and jobs
I recently re-read Charles Mackay's classic Extraordinary Popular Delusions. It contains perhaps the best-known account of the Dutch tulip mania...
EPA delays GHG regulation, cries wolf
To nobody's surprise, here it is. '[T]he decision to delay the proposed rule was driven by agency considerations and not...
Of philosophers, hourglasses and fleas
Philosophers confuse me. Their classical training (grammar, logic, rhetoric) can be very helpful when I'm trying to decipher a difficult...
Commercially contrariwise
I get daily newsletters from greenbiz.com. I generally scan the headlines, but often don't read the articles -- a significant...