Building Belonging Before the Fracture
It doesn’t take much imagination to sense that our world is fragile. Whether the strain comes from economics, geopolitics, the environment, or something else, there’s a feeling…
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Tribalism: the good, the bad, and the ugly
I just read an article that painted tribalism as a wholly negative thing. And, sure, it can be, in many respects. When people divide themselves into us-versus-them…
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“Governing the Commons” – A Short Summary and Review
If you’ve ever wondered why humans seem perfectly capable of sharing a planet but keep acting like raccoons fighting over the last slice of pizza, Elinor Ostrom…
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Why Community is the Way Forward
We live in a time of remarkable connection. Goods, information, and services move around the globe faster than ever before. Yet this same interconnectedness also makes our…
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Maybe the Next Economy Won’t Have Bosses
Sometimes I look around at our modern world and think… how did we really end up here? Then I think about it some more and see the…
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Balanced Socio-Capitalism: A Blend of Security and Effort
I’ve been exploring various socioeconomic models and I’m starting to wonder if a hybrid-type model wouldn’t be quite reasonable. From time to time one must ask oneself:…
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Press Pause on the Anxiety for a Moment
Someone told me yesterday, “I feel like a tiger is chasing me and I’m just sitting on the couch.” I related to that. Deeply. About six months…
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Soylent Green for Everyone
It seems that I’m writing an inordinate number of essays about movies that I’m currently watching. And I normally don’t even watch movies because there’s never quite…
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Herding Cats
I’ve spent the last couple of years trying to get humans to do something that, in theory, should be easy: come together… as a community. A simple…
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How to Change Direction When Life Goes Sideways
I’m currently watching the Harry Potter movies for the first time. I just finished the second one, and at the end, Professor Dumbledore tells Harry: It’s not…