The Tower of Babel and the Rebellion of the Clever
We read in the book of Genesis a brief, almost cryptic story about a tower reaching toward heaven. Traditionally, it has been taken as a fable about…
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The Fire Between the Sparks
Creativity is more than making something, it is sharing the act of becoming. Creativity is not a thing. Nor is it the making of a thing. It…
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Let’s Get Back to Our Roots
In the years since World War II, a slow but deliberate shift has taken place. Once, Americans prided themselves on self-sufficiency. They built their own homes, repaired…
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The Case for a Moral Economy
There was a time, not so long ago, when the economy wore a human face. When you bought your vegetables from a man whose name you knew,…
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“Your Money or Your Life” by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez – a review
Few personal finance books transcend the genre to become something larger than a ledger of savings strategies and investment tips. Your Money or Your Life is one…
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The Weight of Need: On Helplessness and the Crushing of the Soul
To be chronically needy is not simply to lack; it is to be placed in a position of spiritual collapse. It is not merely hunger, nor solely…
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Peter Kropotkin’s “Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution” – a summary
In the modern study of evolution, much has been made of the doctrine of competition as the primary force shaping the natural world. Influenced by interpretations of…
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A Suburban Commons: Reclaiming the Village in a Disconnected Age
Not long ago, I drove through a sprawling suburban neighborhood where every house was a castle, every lawn a moat, and not a single person in sight.…
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Reality Engineering
Lily Tomlin once said that reality is just a collective hunch. She was right. We all squint at the world, shrug, and agree on what we think…
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You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy – or not
In recent years, Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF), has sparked discussions with his assertion that in the future, people will “own nothing and…