The Economics of Freedom: Reclaiming Your Wealth
Our success: Capitalism has produced more wealth than any other form of economy, beyond anyone’s imagination. In the U.S., gross domestic product, what we produce annually, is over $20.5 trillion dollars. At levels of moderate growth, pre-coronavirus, we were on track to add roughly $1 trillion to the economy. There are so many zeros in […]
Capture The Future
Revolt: Part 3 Citizen Activism At Home: Citizen activism is a form of action on the road to revolt. It’s necessary, but not sufficient to enact change. Many organizations that pitch “citizen activist’’ agendas are well-meaning, but often lack clout. They are motivated more by popularity than effective change. Global Citizen, a website that boasts […]
Becoming The Hero of Our Own Story
REVOLT TO LIVE First in a three-part series Imagine that you were given a magic wand to create the world you want. What would it look and feel like? What would you preserve, add or subtract? Who would be your heroes? The magic wand is real, made possible by all that is within you, and around you. Origins: […]
What Do We Want? When Do We Want It?
If you can imagine a future that is qualitatively better than your present, than your potential for freedom is alive and well. The Great Escape: The late Steven Hawking, iconic physicist and cosmologist, left us with sobering thoughts in his last on-camera appearance. “I am convinced, he said, “that humans will need to leave Earth […]
Whistleblowers: Heroes of Our Time
It takes courage to tell the truth. Especially when the truth pertains to the reality around you. Sometimes when we lose the ignorance, we also lose the bliss. On the other hand, our insights can be so uncomfortable that we choose to ignore them. Psychologists call this denial. Denial is one of the most powerful […]