Jan 26, 2022
Affirmative action in the current , reverse discrimination , sense produces both good and bad consequences, and it is hard to know how to weight them.
Jan 12, 2022
Although some conservation is possible and should be done, a future without energy would destroy human civilization even faster than global warming would.
Jan 5, 2022
I had turned my proposal into an article, hoping someone influential enough to have Mr. Annan's ear might read it and take it to him in person. Alas, it was not to be.
Dec 17, 2021
Governing is a messy business. People do very bad things to get or retain power, perhaps especially when they wish to pursue noble objectives using that power.
Dec 7, 2021
As we imagine an all-green future, it appears that nearly everything can be powered by electricity produced without burning coal, oil, or gas.
Dec 1, 2021
Obsession with military threats may blind us to a threat to American security that, in today's world, is far more serious: the impending climate catastrophe.
Nov 23, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
But "minority underprivilege" frames the problem more accurately and is more likely to encourage progress.