Politics

Father’s Day thoughts on Star Wars, religion, and basic income

As a father of two young boys, I was excited to introduce movies and characters from my childhood to my kids.  However, upon revisiting the Star Wars saga as an adult, I have become troubled by the themes regarding the characters’ relationships with their fathers.  Luke Skywalker confronts his father who has joined the Dark

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Tackling the Debt Ceiling With Carbon-Backed Money

The solution to this joint economic-climate crisis must provide an escalating price signal on oil, and distribute the proceeds equally to the people, not the fossil fuel corporations. Two well-known quotes from Dick Cheney are apropos to the current crisis in Congress over the debt ceiling: “Deficits don’t matter” and “Go F- yourself.” 1) “Deficits

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