Are People Smarter Than Chipmunks?
People can beat the tar out of chipmunks on I.Q. tests (most of us, anyhow), but we may be in the same boat when it comes to interpreting threats.
Epitaph for the Poles?
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Environment, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHere lie the polar regions, melted into their watery graves by endless efforts to elicit economic growth.
It’s True: One Million Dollars to a Young Steady Statesman
/8 Comments/in Economic Growth, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechFinally… a big opportunity to get paid for being a steady stater!
Opportunity Cost of Growth
/6 Comments/in Biodiversity, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Population, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly swims upstream like a salmon, fighting the flow of fallacious philosophy from growth economists — you won’t want to miss his final refrain on this one.
Steady State Transportation: Closing the Door on the Dirty Oil Era
/8 Comments/in Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe trouble with transportation is petroleum, and the problems are providing a chance for true transformation.
Muddled Media Messages
/2 Comments/in Consumption, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPuzzling product placements and pernicious prevarications permeate mainstream media.
Modernizing Henry George
/8 Comments/in Climate Change, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly elaborates on the economics of Henry George — reckoning with resources, redistributing rents, and a supplying a sane strategy for serving people and planet.
New Thinking on BP Spill: Declare a Holiday!
/2 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBP’s big blunder bestows a benefit: here’s a happy holiday to propel the shift to a progressive paradigm.
Steady Staters, Futbol Fever, and NASCAR Nonsense
/7 Comments/in Consumption, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWisdom won by watching the World Cup: soccer is a steady stater sport!
Presuppositions of Policy
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly’s address to aspiring policy professionals provides a powerful approach to considering the common good.