“We have a president who was elected not by popular vote, but by electoral college. And, the history of the electoral college is intimately tied to slavery and slave-owning states and is there in part to give more sway to states that had large populations of slaves who couldn’t vote.” via What is America Anyway?…
My friend Michael Messner of Güssing Renewable Energy had a great one liner for me the other day. “If the reason we are building solar and wind energy plants is because we believe the climate is changing and we want to combat that why do we then use historical climate data to pick where we…
Fortune Magazine just released the January 2017 edition with the article “The Ugly Unethical Underside of Silicon Valley” which is one of the better pieces on the increasing problem of fraud in the venture backed pressure cooker of Silicon Valley startups. It posits that its almost impossible for entrepreneurs to raise money and forge success…
The Nation State is in its death throes. And ironically the Trumps of the world are helping it die! Let me confess right up front. I am a globalist, an internationalist, an advocate for a world without borders. I could hardly not be. Having been fortunate to travel as a child and having a mother,…
Since writing my recent blog posts entitled Truth is Fiction – My story of being trolled and how should we react as a civilized society and The Truth About Michael Gale I have had lots of people contact me with support which I really appreciate and many to share their similar stories. Some are quite…
Musing about Martin Luther King in the lead up to MLK Day on Monday and thinking about how the actions of a few people standing up against injustice are so inspiring. The Civil Rights Movement in the US resonated around the world and provided so many great images and stories. It was a peaceful movement…
It seems every decision and interaction is being miniaturized. Each decision is a left or wipe swipe with all or nothing consequences based on scant information and superficial impressions. The most powerful leader in the world is setting policy in 140 characters or less. It’s as if the whole noble human endeavor is now a…
My story of being trolled online and why we need to rethink anonymity on the internet to protect people from defamation and harassment.
