In the February Harper’s is an absolutely mesmerizing piece by a financial trader on the nature of bubbles. Because it’s mostly behind a paywall, there’s little pointing in linking here at this time, but I would like to copy and highlight one crucial passage, in which the author Eric Janszen talks about "debt pollution." AnotherContinue reading “Debt Pollution: A Metaphor Spreads”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
Sisar Creek Roars Again
Love the sound of a rushing creek, the sight of cascading water. So clean, so fresh, so raw. Thanks to photographer neighbor Scott Whitman for the pic.
Would Reagan Have Invaded Iraq After 9/11?
Lou Cannon, who reported on Reagan throughout his career, and then wrote several books about him, says no in an op-ed published yesterday in the Washington Post. In the wake of U.S. anger and activism after 9/11, Bush led the nation into a preventive war against Iraq. Notwithstanding the complicity of a malleable Congress (includingContinue reading “Would Reagan Have Invaded Iraq After 9/11?”
John McCain: Patsy of the Democratic Left?
In a report for "The Campaign Spot" on the National Review yesterday, Jim Geraghty gently broke the bad news to conservatives that yes, global warming will be an issue in the 2008 campaign, and the Republican party will concede the time has now come to act to reduce the risks. To make his case, firstContinue reading “John McCain: Patsy of the Democratic Left?”
Sisar Creek — New All Over Again
And in a welcome miracle, Sisar Creek is running with real power again. We haven’t had the kind of downpours that can move boulders, but if we get another five or ten inches, that might be possible too. Nearly sixteen inches of rain so far this year (compared to just over one inch last yearContinue reading “Sisar Creek — New All Over Again”
“We Are Now On the Hairy Edge…”
For a modest man, Dr. James Hansen, the Cassandra of global warming, has become quiet fiery. To wit (from his most recent letter to Angela Merkel, prime minister of Germany, on why she must not allow coal plant construction): …we must have a prompt moratorium on the construction of coal-fired power plants that do notContinue reading ““We Are Now On the Hairy Edge…””
Your Morning Haiku
Nearly everyone writes haiku these days, and that’s probably a good thing. In his last book, Bob Woodward extensively quoted an intelligence officer in Iraq, who wrote brilliant haiku about the events of the day, including the all-time jerk Donald Rumsfeld, who (to put it bluntly) covered himself in shit from day one. However, it’sContinue reading “Your Morning Haiku”
The Earth and the World: Art According to Heidegger
One of the most interesting writers on poetry today surely is Adam Kirsch, who blends common sense with a deep thoughtfulness. Sometimes that can make critics mushy, but Kirsch is no pushover. This month’s Poetry shows him thinking through the consequences of Heidegger, an influential critic ruined in our esteem by his attraction to Nazism.Continue reading “The Earth and the World: Art According to Heidegger”
Denier Quote of the Day
"The American people have bought hook, line, and sinker this hoax of manmade global warming. Carbon dioxide, which we exhale, is a pollutant? How stupid can anybody be to believe this? The Good Lord created us!" –Rush Limbaugh
Self Portrait with Chainsaw
One of my resolutions this year is to write more posts that will stand the test of time. I may not stand the test of time, but that’s half the point of photography, isn’t it? And I’m not a photographer, unlike my pal SFMike, but I can still make a camera work enough to fixContinue reading “Self Portrait with Chainsaw”
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