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Is global warming any more harmful than an extra layer of Thinsulate? I just finished the Times Article on Climate Change. I'm really not sure what to say. We all keep thinking of climate change in terms of, "oh, golly jeepers, it might hurt the economy to slow down...

The Hallmark of Incompetence-Blame Wilma's Victims. It's nice to see that the trait of overconfidence followed by incompetence, followed by blame-mongering runs true in the Bush genetic code. Jeb Bush is blaming Wilma victims for not being prepared, as justification...

I just read in The New York Times that we're once again facing a record trade deficit. The article (and the government) explain how important it is for China to fix their manipulative ways and to help slow down the loss of jobs and manufacturing from the US. This...

Climate destruction: We're built to reason poorly, but it will kill us all the same. Have you seen the latest stories about global warming? It seems that we're already committed to an 8 inch rise in sea levels and significant other warming. Some folks are saying that...

Negativity is easy, and we've made it a national pastime. It's Christmas morning. The presents have been open, and we're wandering around in our chocolate-induced post-carb fog of vague mellowness. One present, a book on the fabulous art festival Burning Man. Leafing...

Can we please concentrate on what matters at work? And it's not clothes. My friend's company was just acquired. The new owners insist that the formerly jeans-and-T-shirt culture be replaced by khakis. People are up in arms, it's impacting morale, and I'm amazed. What...

Should business survival trump ethics? This is a copy of an email I sent to the author of a book on business ethics. What are your thoughts? Hello! You wrote that: "Sustainability is important! An organization that goes bust can't do much good for anyone" Ah! Thanks...

Realities about Human Nature. Neo-Cons, Take Notice! Oh, boy. The papers today are full of reports that there's a big terrorist strike planned for this summer. It's scary that I catch myself wondering if this isn't a tactic by the Bush administration to get people...

Electronic Voting Machines are a Bad Idea. Period. It seems that more and more elected officials across the country are realizing that we need paper trails to accompany our electronic voting machines. It's really too bad that they just don't get it. The problem, you...

Why do we care about Kerry's vietnam medals? This election boggles my mind. The two big items of the week: Kerry's medals and the ongoing investigation of 9/11. Let's take them one at a time. First, who cares whether or not Kerry threw his medals 31 years ago? I mean...