A Tribute to Barbara Marx Hubbard (1929-2019)
This is an excerpt from my book, Evolutionaries, published in 2012. Barbara died last night, and in honor of her life and work, I wanted to put this on my blog—the story of a pioneering woman and a remarkable life. The term “conscious evolution” conveys a great deal...
Just the Facts, Mr. Rosling
It’s a simple question: In the last twenty years, the proportion of the world’s population living in extreme poverty has: almost doubled? remained more or less the same? almost halved? When you ask that question of people around the world, very few get the answer...
A Zen Master Exits the Stage
RIP Bernie Glassman. Zen Teacher. Activist. Pioneer. Dude Whisperer. The original engaged Buddhist. You will be missed. Almost a decade ago, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with Bernie Glassman and actor, Jeff Bridges. The long time partnership and...
Fake News, Matt Ridley, and Daniel Pinchbeck: 5 Things to Read this Week
1. 7 Things We Learned About the Earth This Year We’ll start with an easy one. I found this interesting, in part because it didn’t just wallow in the usual parade of bad news that we get on Earth Day about impending climate disasters. I’m not saying we shouldn’t...
Food, China, and Robots: 5 Articles to Read This Week (and Why)
1. The Whole Foods Diet The first item on this list is a personal one. Those who know me well have heard me talk about this project for the last year or so. It is a book that I played a role in creating. I learned a great deal, and I’m proud to be a part of it. I hope...Subscribe to THINKING AHEAD Podcast
On brand for Trump, yes, but so freaking disturbing...
Ben Sasse, citing conversations with senior White House officials, says Trump was "excited" and "delighted" as his supporters tried to storm the Capitol and was "confused" others weren't so excited
https://hughhewitt.com/senator-ben-sasse-on-impeachment-and-transition-the-gop-in-minority/
Wow, quite a thing to come from the WSJ
Wall Street Journal editorial is asking President Trump to resign immediately or risk a second impeachment. “The best outcome would be for Donald Trump to resign to spare the U.S. another impeachment fight.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-final-days-11610062773
It’s not just that yesterday’s events were brought on by social media: they were an expression of it in real space.
And that included social media’s vacuous performativity, half-heartedness, in-group sympathies, cheap thrills, flaccid tactics.
People even dressed as their avis.
1/Alright, gather round, friends, and let me tell you the story of 1930s Japan, and how it's a cautionary tale for 2020s America.
https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/japanese-lessons-for-the-american
