Liberal education in a neocon nation

Friday, July 9, 2010

What does it mean to teach liberally? The obvious answer, which might even be correct, is found in the dictionary, where we find that liberal means “broad-minded” (among other things). I agree with the dictionary but I don’t think it goes nearly far enough. For me, liberal teaching means putting everything I know, and everything [...]

Saving the world: a transcript for your review

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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Civilization represents a grave threat to the existence of myriad cultures and species, including our own species. And we can do better.

Launching a lifeboat

Thursday, February 14, 2008

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Living in two worlds is great in theory. But having to choose one world over the other is very, very difficult, especially when the choice runs counter to the status quo.

Last chance for the hairless monkey?

Friday, September 7, 2007

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Our last best chance to make it through the ever-tightening bottleneck is to bring down civilization. Although Peak Oil will bring down civilization within the next decade, maybe sooner, we can and should hasten the collapse along.

The end of civilization and the extinction of humanity

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

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We have, to the maximum possible extent allowed by our intellect and never-ending desire, consumed the planet and therefore traded in tomorrow for today. And we keep making these choices, every day, choosing dams over salmon, oil over whales, cars over polar bears, death over life.

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