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On Trump winning the mandate for change: The realignment is real. The results this time weren’t, to put it in poker terms, a rare inside straight easily manipulable by nefarious forces. … Continue readingIt’s Time for Sobriety, Not Denial
Henry Farrell in American Affairs on Silicon Valley’s Never-Ending Search for Exit Opportunities… … Continue readingBusiness Models and Political Thought in Silicon Valley
When I teach young people today, it’s hard for them to grasp the magnitude and the seriousness of the Cold War and how it shaped every aspect of American life… … Continue readingAre We on the Cusp of a New Political Order?
Diane Fieldes in R: Capitalism thwarts and stunts the creativity of human beings. It robs the mass of the population of control over their own labour, and therefore over production generally.
Harvard Univ. reports engineering strategies: solar radiation management, carbon dioxide removal, and ocean fertilization, etc. … Continue readingCan We Engineer Our Way Out of Climate Change?
From the NY Times: A documentary filmmaker and a mathematician discuss our fear of numbers and its civic costs. … Continue readingWhy Democracy Lives and Dies by Math
In this tech-vexed age, our life on screens prevents us from experiencing the mysteries and transformative wonder of life. … Continue readingHow Digital Life Threatens Our Capacity For Awe
From honeybees and penguins to time-stressed humans, the humming of inner clocks is essential to survival. … Continue readingHow Circadian Rhythms Make Life on Earth Tick
There is no escape from the angst outside but the world within; find it. — Roshi Bob … Continue readingPoem: Hiding Places | by Jack Micheline
“The former President will return to the White House older, less inhibited, and far more dangerous than ever before.” … Continue readingDonald Trump’s Revenge
To understand how Trump could become the dominant politician of this era, it’s time for all of us to take a long, hard look in the mirror. … Continue readingThe Dawn of the Trump Era
Nothing has changed. The body is susceptible to pain, it must eat and breathe air and sleep, it has thin skin and blood right underneath. … Continue readingPoem: Torture | by Wisława Szymborska