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My role in the American experiment this July 4th, as stated in the always excellent CommonConviction.net.
commonconviction.net/2025/07…
.@BlendedValue , I know I’m late reading this, but have you read “Development as Freedom” by Amartya Sen? I guess we can now say it was published last century.
via @NYTOpinion “[U]ncritical celebration is a limited and false definition of patriotism. Instead, recounting the full story of America and asking it to be better than it is can be an expression of love.” nytimes.com/2023/07/03/opini…
via @NYTOpinion
Now shall I walk
Or shall I ride?
“Ride,” Pleasure said.
“Walk,” Joy replied.
-W.H. Davies
nytimes.com/2023/03/25/opini…
Just bought the kindle version upon seeing that @BlendedValue retweeted it. Am looking forward to reading it. Thank you.
My new book is officially out today! I wrote #TheProgressIllusion because I’m convinced that economics as currently taught & practiced will ensure a planetary path to ruin. This is my small part in helping to turn the tide.
Use code ILLUSION @ islandpress.org/books/progre… for 20% off
“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Hey @SouthwestAir - your gate crew and flight crew on Flight 1454 from OAK to BUR this morning were outstanding. In particular, the guy who handled boarding was A+. Thanks.
Hey @ChefAlliSosna, I saw this little guy after dinner the other night and thought of you. 😁 Isn’t he cute?
@BlendedValue have you read this book? It’s a bit slow going but an interesting analysis of attempts to insert morality into economics.
Who decides what art is worth seeing? At this @artbma exhibition, it’s the people who spend the most time with it — the security guards. nytimes.com/2022/03/23/arts/…
This came on my music feed and I thought it was @DanielNahmodUSA. music.apple.com/us/album/cro…
Can’t wait for this course from @CapInstitute: Introduction to Regenerative Economics. Join the waitlist here: capitalinstitute.org/course-…
So much good here from @PaulHawken and @richroll it’s impossible to choose my favorite bit. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
“When you lose, you have made a mistake, and that can help you learn,” he told me. “I never lose. I learn.” nytimes.com/2021/05/08/opini…
Colorado’s ‘rebel’ farmers – “Instead of, ‘How can I do this on the cheap, how can I get by’ – everything became, ‘How can I make this so it’s going to last the rest of my life? How can I do this so that my grandkids will enjoy it?’” apple.news/AlyjhSlc_T8aSEm2y…
The great @AliceWaters on BBC @TheFoodChain: “When we eat fast food, we eat the values that comes with that food.” Wow. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Always thoughtful and informative @BBCFoodProg. This one is about genome editing in the food system but also stands as a case study for public decisions generally. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…