Conflict: Work Ethic
Throughout the ages, there have always been differences between the generations, but never has there been such a classic struggle for the future of democracy, when… BABY BOOMERS vs GEN X collide! Today’s conflict: “You don’t work hard enough” vs. “There is no golden retirement watch, get over it” As a child, I have fond memories of riding in the doughnut truck with my dad at 4am while he made deliveries. In those days, he would work 10-12 hour days and still not keep pace with his father, who enjoyed to complain, “if only I could find someone to work as hard ...
Is our democracy up to the task?
Economic, social challenges are mounting up By Richard D. Lamm and Dottie V. Lamm reprinted with authors’ permission “It wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” - Founding father John Adams We believe that a new, profoundly disturbing question has arisen in American public policy: Is our political system structured to be able to solve the problems the nation faces? Can we do politically what we must do economically, ecologically and socially to leave our children a workable and decent society? Before you discard these questions as heresy, remember many of our most famous Greek philosophers felt ...
Theory & Debate
The Strangers Among UsI recently read Stranger in a Strange Land. A stunning piece of literature, a book everyone should read, probably twice. More than anything else, what I take from this book is that we need change. Radical change. We have been complacent in every part of the world for far too long. There are leaders among us (perhaps I am one,... [Read more of this review]
Reading – NudgeNot a lot has happened here recently. Part of the reason is that the general state of politics, the economy, the world, and news of it was rather depressing. So, for the most part I simply withdrew from it. In that time I have done quite a bit of reading which has left me with a plethora of thought and ideas. Nudge (Thaler & Sunstein)... [Read more of this review]
Conflict: Work EthicThroughout the ages, there have always been differences between the generations, but never has there been such a classic struggle for the future of democracy, when… BABY BOOMERS vs GEN X collide! Today’s conflict: “You don’t work hard enough” vs. “There is no golden retirement watch, get over it” As a child, I have fond memories of riding... [Read more of this review]
Is our democracy up to the task?Economic, social challenges are mounting up By Richard D. Lamm and Dottie V. Lamm reprinted with authors’ permission “It wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” - Founding father John Adams We believe that a new, profoundly disturbing question has arisen in American public policy: Is our... [Read more of this review]
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