Author: Timothy Wilken

On Monday we featured That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen and The Law Claude Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850). This morning he challenges us to envision a proper design […]

As a scientist and time-binder, I know that if I sometimes see farther than my fellow humans, it is because I stand on the shoulders of Giants. One of those […]

I was first introduced to the writings of the following author in 1974. I remember being impressed by how relevant his words were to the problems of that time.  They seem no less relevant […]

This is the second of a classic two part article on understanding the gift economy. We will posted the first part last week. From First Monday. Eric S. Raymond After observing a contradiction between […]

Reposted from the People Centered Development Forum. David C. Korten culture: (sociology)  “a: the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, and artifacts and depends upon man’s […]

This is the first of a classic two part article on understanding the gift economy. We will post the second part next week. It is required reading for all serious students. […]

Reposted from First Monday. Richard Barbrook During the Sixties, the New Left created a new form of radical politics: anarcho-communism. Above all, the Situationists and similar groups believed that the […]

More dialogue from the Energy Resources Yahoo Group. Arthur Noll Money and markets are not the only illusionary way of looking at the world that has destroyed civilizations, the more […]

This link was recommended by Ming the Mechanic. Denise Breton and Christopher Largent Ever since we’ve worked on The Paradigm Conspiracy, we’ve been digesting Alfie Kohn’s work on rewards and […]