Nov 102024
 

The video, “An Evening With Jeff Rubin“,  is below.   I read his book which is the topic of discussion,  A Map of the New Normal:  How Inflation, War, and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever. You can understand that a Chief Economist’s job in the investment arena is NOT to REACT to current affairs,  but […]

Aug 262024
 

  NOTE:  Toby refers to The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki in para 3. POSTINGS on “The Battles” RELATED to Surowiecki’s work: 2013-05 (posted)  Who is smarter – a group of people or one smart person? The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki Liberating Structures, Including and unleashing everyone 2013-03-19 10th Anniversary of the […]

Aug 202020
 

Glen Assoun was wrongfully convicted of murder.  He spent close to 17 years in prison.  The podcast Dead Wrong is a careful and troubling documentation of the miscarriage of justice. I speak to one aspect of the remedy.  I am afraid it will not be considered, even though it is one root of the problem. Tim […]

Jul 012020
 

“When the mechanic has to mend a watch he lets the wheels run out; but the living watchworks of the state have to be repaired while they act, and a wheel has to be exchanged for another during its revolutions.” ― Friedrich Schiller, On the Aesthetic Education of Man I feel an army in my […]

Sep 092019
 

The plan also promises to phase out all use of glyphosate, the world’s most common weed killer, by December 2023. The broad-spectrum herbicide often ends up killing the native plants insects rely on. My feelings won’t be hurt if you scroll past my feedback, to the article! Hopefully the “research” won’t be headed up by […]

Sep 072019
 
2019-09-04  Bayer’s Roundup Woes Deepen as Germany Bans Key Chemical,  Wall Street Journal

Preface to the article,  MY EXCITEMENT: From: Sandra Finley Sent: September 7 To: Ruth.Bender  (The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) journalist who wrote the article below) Subject: RE: Bayer’s Roundup Woes Deepen as Germany Bans Key Chemical Enormous thanks to you, Ruth, and to the WSJ for publishing this article. I am from the farmlands of […]

Jul 272019
 

I am unsure.  I think this is from a magazine in a waiting room  – – apologies to the source,  I lost you. When time permits,  I’d like to look further into the two authors quoted:   OUTRAGE, ironically, is a more effective UNIFIER than forgiveness. “People enjoy sharing in consensus, especially when it allows […]