Wendell Berry Redux
by John MurdockWendell Berry's work reminds us to approach rural life as something more than a prison to be escaped. Continue Reading »
Wendell Berry's work reminds us to approach rural life as something more than a prison to be escaped. Continue Reading »
I was taught in school that free trade was inherently good, because it provided the most efficient method of producing material goods and services, taking advantage of each country’s comparative advantage. But, what if our modern global economy has erased any notion that a comparative advantage exists today? Continue Reading »
Wayne Pacelle’s rather rudderless quest to make the world safe for animals seems to be taking us to a world without any livestock at all. Continue Reading »
The Seer opens with a blur of urban lights and longings: the faster freeway, the taller building, the machines that become the objects of our affections. Over this, the film’s subject, in his distinctive timbre, laments the pursuit of “the objective.” These opening three minutes culminate in . . . . Continue Reading »
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