by Richard Thieme
The cornerstone of capitalism, it has been said, is a handshake.
The legal embellishments that constitute the law books lining the shelves of any lawyer, those laws are footnotes to the many ways people have betrayed trust, betrayed the letter of the law, the spirit of the contract, the meaning of the handshake.
Trust, not [...]
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The Betrayal of The Commons
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The Buggy Whip Effect
Posted in Economic commentary, International insights, Political commentary, Technology, future of our country, philosophical pondering, tagged algae, buggy whips, chaos, fossils, global economy, hydrogen, inventiveness, new technology, new thinking, political will, solar cells, windpower on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Years ago when cars were introduced and manufactured, there was a space on the very first autos for the buggy whip – a holdover from the old technology of horse and carriage. We look back on that now and chuckle, yet we are seeing this same phenomenon unfolding today. Old technology dies hard.
As we approach an era [...]
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