Yearly Archives: 1997

Mercantile Democracy

In grade-school civics class, we were all told that we, as citizens, are the government. We were told that a democracy such as ours is a collection of individuals who freely enter into a social contract to pool our combined wealth and energies to promote the general welfare of all. Along life’s path, we have […]

Climate Change Doesn’t Always Mean Warmer

Europe, they say, is freezing. Brazil is scoured by floods. Here in the western United States – you can pick your disaster – torrential rain, floods, mudslides, avalanches or blizzards. For the past few weeks I’ve felt like I’m trapped in an Irwin Allen movie. Worse yet, these winter carnivals of catastrophe are getting to […]

No Ideas But In Things

Happy New Year. Now that the holidays are over, my thoughts have turned from rest and celebration to the work that lies before us this year. I’m speaking this week from Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is home to the Collective Heritage Institute. Few people are familiar with the Collective Heritage Institute, but we are […]