Noah – The First Environmentalist
[Spoiler Alert**] While watching the new Noah movie by Darren Aronofsky, I couldn’t help but notice some strong eco-animist undertones, which struck me as quite odd given the centrality of this story for...
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Debt Ceiling Debate (aka) The 3-Step Self-Deception Plan for Economic Salvation
No, it’s not just a rhetorical device to get you attention, this country is really screwed? Why, you ask fair reader. The answer is simple, and this story in USA Today captures why...
Exploding the Myth of American Exceptionalism
While it’s not a surprise to many of us, the latest international health study confirms what many of us have been saying for a long time–the only thing exceptional about American today is...
Pointing Barrels, Pointing Fingers
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” Never one to shy away from a fight, especially one about guns in America, the...
Hurricane Sandy: The New Normal Revisited
{Revised 11/4} *Added more discussion on the energy policy-natural disasters link – thanks to BL-T. Roger Pielke recently wrote a piece in the WSJ called ‘Hurricanes and Human Choice’ that discussed the relationship...
The Borderlands of Catastrophism
Meet my new country, the Borderlands of Catastrophism! No seriously, it is my new country, thanks to a fascinating online game called NationStates by Max Barry. In short, the game is an...
