Occupy the G-8

When the G-8 convened at Camp David, Brent Blackwelder was on hand to address the Occupy Movement.

Limits to Growth – of Stuff, Value, and GDP

Limits to growth apply to more than just “stuff,” but you have to think clearly about “value” to get it.

The Influence of Donella Meadows and the Limits to Growth

Donella Meadows was way ahead of her time, and her words continue to provide inspiration 40 years after she wrote The Limits to Growth.

Deceptionomics

Deceptionomics allows all sorts of unwise decisions about economic growth, environmental protection, and human well-being.

Economic Growth, Obesity, and the Creed of Greed

Society has reached a tipping point where further economic growth is causing serious health problems.

The Fallacy of the Tragedy of the Commons

Garrett Hardin seems to have made the some incorrect assumptions about human behavior — assumptions familiar to students of economics.

Economics Unmasked

MIT-PhD-IMF-BMW. Although this career path may benefit specific economists, it fails to serve the common good.

Why Stop at Massive Economic Growth when Infinite Growth Is within Reach?

Dr. Mountebank urges economists, lesser scientists and all citizens to try on infinite growth for size.

Sir Thomas Enough: Utopia and the Steady State

With his vision of Utopia, perhaps Sir Thomas More should have changed his last name to Enough.

A Liberating (but Damned Uncomfortable) Conversion

Herman Daly entreats economists not to eschew the wonderful wisdom of Wendell Berry.