• “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.” -Henry David Thoreau

  When everything is as it should be

  January 31, 2012
• If you can, I recommend watching this film: The most significant message I walked away with is the importance of living every day -every moment, [...]

  Watch this film

  January 30, 2012
• “Justice, nothing but justice, that is the sum of my argument.” -P.J. Proudhon [...]

  My (short) perspective on education

  January 28, 2012
• There is something very curious about the abstract notion of property that is at the heart of political liberalism and liberal democracy. But [...]

  The condition of things

  January 27, 2012

• I am watching the way the Government of Canada is handling its public relations push to have Enbridge Energy build its Northern Gateway Pipeline. [...]

  A concerning development

  January 26, 2012
• John Hartford wrote one of the most touching and beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. It is so beautiful in fact that I often have to go long [...]

  “Gentle On My Mind”

  January 26, 2012
• Disclaimer: This post is going to read a little more “academic” than a typical blog entry. It is the outline of some ideas I am [...]

  “Positive Ecology”: Imagining Liberalism Along Ecological Lines

  January 26, 2012
• Blackberrying Nobody in the lane, and nothing, nothing but blackberries, Blackberries on either side, though on the right mainly, A blackberry [...]

  “Blackberrying” (Slyvia Plath)

  January 25, 2012

• There is a full-length film version of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax due out in March. But would you believe me if I told you that there is [...]

  The Lorax (sign the petition!)

  January 24, 2012
• There are some places in the world that once you’ve seen them they never leave you. They are like people you’ve loved; they occupy a [...]

  What is a “Calling”?

  January 23, 2012