Many of us are having a tough time. Perhaps you, too? And, maybe some of you are like me: My basic needs are met, my relationships are satisfying, my health is okay. But, often enough, I become consumed with concern for the future of our planet. I’m one of those who takes scientific findings seriously—although …
“If you are eating in a fast-food restaurant or in a fast-food way, not only are you malnourishing yourself, but you are also unwittingly digesting the values of this fast-food culture. Those values are becoming part of you–just like the food. And once those values are part of you, they change you. You begin to …
This is an idea for a television series. The setting would be a post-catharsis world, perhaps about 2050. A generation prior, humankind came to the realization that for our species to persist, required would be a vast reduction in our numbers. After a long international debate it was decided that among other measures, one-half the …
I propose the elimination of all elements of human society that train children into consumerism, belief in limitless resources, something-for-nothing, and the entitlement mindset. The most obvious of these is the Santa Claus concept. Shedding all the aspects of Christmas that are supposed to be “for the children” would be perhaps our greatest gift to …
This week marks the 153rd anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Each year, thousands gather at the former battlefield. Three years ago, on the 150th anniversary, hundreds of thousands visited for ceremonies, speeches and reenactments. “Lincoln’s timeless words embodied and galvanized us as a nation,” Then Congressman Scott Perry said at a commemorative event, summarizing the …
Most Americans likely agree on these two points: the U.S. healthcare system is broken and its costs are not sustainable. Also, as a country, it seems there are two primary decisions ahead: How much of the national GNP can we afford to spend on healthcare and how do we ration those healthcare dollars once limited? …
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I propose that we have no more garbage by 2050. Is it feasible? Everything manufactured would need to be recyclable and then recycled. Could our architectural materials evolve to where there would be no construction debris? Could all yard waste be composted? Could packaging materials be modified to be either recycled or composted? What other measures would …
It is often stated that most healthcare dollars are wasted on heroic, yet futile interventions during the last months of a person’s life. Oh, if only the ill and injured were somehow granted the privilege of knowing when it is time to surrender to nature’s processes! But it is not so. Making this problem doubly …
“By the inch it’s a cinch.” My proposal is for an initiative that might be called the “5%-Less Challenge.” The challenge would be quite simple: If each person, each corporation, each community and country were to use (or waste or burn) 5% less each year, we would have a vastly different world in just a decade …