Monthly Archives: June 2012

Marx by Karl Marx

Marx by Karl Marx My rating: 3 of 5 stars The two works in this volume, Capital and Manifesto of the Communist Party, represented efforts by their author to wear the hats respectively of social scientist and of revolutionary firebrand. … Continue reading

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Prosperity Without Growth by Tim Jackson

Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet by Tim Jackson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Although, as a longtime environmentalist, I’m a member of the choir that this author is preaching to, I found myself resisting much of … Continue reading

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where does the time go? I’ll tell you

We’ve all heard—and used—the excuse, “I would’ve done x, but I didn’t have time.” Indeed, I was tempted to trot this one out to explain the infrequency of my blog posts. But I don’t believe in that excuse. I think … Continue reading

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