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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...
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Fiction and . . . fiction

Earlier this week, I saw part of the premiere of the new program, Terra Nova. It started on a world...
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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...
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Beyond, and beyond

Last week, the Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes ratings came out. The report is a rating of MBA programs worldwide...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Commercially contrariwise

I get daily newsletters from greenbiz.com. I generally scan the headlines, but often don't read the articles -- a significant...