Agrarian Declaration of Independence
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The greatest tyranny that faces mankind is the tyranny of lack. In a world where ample resources exist to sustain every man, woman, and child, that people should place profit and comfort ahead of
Organic Feast
Monday, January 4, 2010
As I watched the winter rains descend, in a dry land where rain should promise an abundant harvest, I was amazed to see how voraciously the insects consumed our organic garden. In the beginning we
Boycott Lies
Monday, November 23, 2009
Who would have thought the day would ever come in America when a person could be sued for exposing corruption? But that is precisely the day that is being heralded as videos of government-sanctioned
Disease Resistant Economy
Thursday, November 5, 2009
'Disease Resistance' is the ability to resist infirmity or discomfort. In the human body, such disease resistance is built by boosting the body's immune system. Good nutrition and stress-free living
Marketing Change and Debt Displacement
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Our current environmental crisis is largely the result of our addiction to entertainment. Such addictions make us irresponsible consumers. By equating 'normality' with pleasure, peer-approval, or
Avatars or Neighbors
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
One aspect of agrarian life that might easily be overlooked is that it reconnects us to tangible reality. We are so accustomed to virtual reality that we might be tempted to believe in a world that
Media-Generated Prejudice
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Perhaps the greatest challenge of our day is to remain untainted by media-generated prejudice. Prejudice, usually generated by a deception, is a filter created to inspire us to disregard truth. The
Peak Industrialism
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Every material resource has a physical limit. Mankind does not possess the ability to create ex nihilo, something from nothing. Rather, we can only use what has already been created. In this
Industrialism
Friday, May 1, 2009
The main drawback with industrialism is that it must industrialize everything. Based on the mechanical efficiency of the assembly line, it has a rapacious appetite for resources in the right place
What They Never Told You About TV
Sunday, April 26, 2009
To a world largely addicted to the popular newspapers and periodicals of the time, radio was a fascinating innovation. Before WWII, families would gather around the radio to listen to their favorite
Principles are fundamental truths that shape the way we believe and behave. Without them nature would unravel. Notions are intriguing ideas we have about things that make us curious about the world around us. Principles & Notions is a collection of essays about curiosities, facts, and ideas that shape the way we live.
