I wrote this letter to the outgoing Graduates of GSSE Cohort 2 at Thammasat University’s School of Global Studies. It was intended as fodder for reflection as they head on…
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Confessions of an Independent Publisher (who learns everything the hard way)
About five years ago, the idea of becoming an independent publisher, one that focused on humanity’s biggest challenges, took hold of me. It was an intoxicating vision. I wasn’t sure I…
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer, an excerpt
“You see,” my colleague went on, “one doesn’t see exactly where or how to move. Believe me, this is true. Each act, each occasion, is worse than the last, but…
Review of WPC Book 1 from Econ Autodidactic
We received a nice review from J. Edgar Mihelic via his Econ Autodidactic blog that raises a couple of good questions about WPC Book 1. As this is my first effort as a publisher, getting good,…
Win a copy of WPC Book 1!
Goodreads Book Giveaway What Do We Do about Inequality? by Wicked Problems Collaborative Giveaway ends October 03, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway If you found this…
System is rigged for the rich so the poor borrow to get poorer – Independent.ie
The problem with this story – apart from the lack of fairness of it all – is that if these funds are allowed to move their money out of the…
Announcing the Re-launch of WPC Book 1: What do we do about inequality?
Earlier this year I attempted to launch the first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, and I admittedly did a poor job on multiple fronts. First, I set a release…
Why did the secular ambitions of the early United States fail? | Aeon Essays
In the beginning was the thing, and the thing was against God. So might begin the gospel of American secularism. The sudden flourish of secularism at the time of the…