“Famine isn’t unique to humans. All species are subject to it everywhere in the world. When the population of any … Read More
Eating Ourselves Out Of House, Home and Planet
Big Questions
Society and the Veil of Ignorance
[Including a personal update at the end, under Other Stuff…] I was intrigued by this recent article by one of … Read More
Economics and Ecosystems
Some great snippets from Money and Sustainability: The Missing Link, a report by Bernard Lietaer et al, selected for your … Read More
Unfreedom
These are interesting times for democracy. It was 1947 when Winston Churchill said: “‘Many forms of Government have been tried, … Read More
Of Brexit and Biophysics
Many of my friends are Americans, and I spend a fair bit of time on the left hand side of … Read More
Possibly The Only Time I Will Ever Write About The Kardashians
I don’t know why, but I find it rather depressing that Kylie Jenner has just become the world’s youngest ever … Read More
Capitalism and Consumerism
On a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon reveals to Amy his guilty secret – a large storage … Read More
Capitalism vs the Environment – How to End the War
The bluefin tuna is an amazing fish. According to the WWF website: “Bluefin are the largest tuna and can live … Read More
Bernard Lietaer, Visionary Economist
I was very saddened to hear of the passing away earlier this month of Bernard Lietaer. I never had the … Read More