Monthly Archives: July 2019

Conservatism as Trauma Response

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Pollard

comic by Reza Farazmand “It’s entirely up to us. If we fail — if we blow up or degrade the biosphere so it can no longer sustain us — nature will merely shrug and conclude that letting apes run the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch, Our Culture / Ourselves | 5 Comments

Playing Apart

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Dave Pollard

image from the collection of Nick Smith, “possibly by John Wareham” All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Illusion of the Separate Self and Free Will, Our Culture / Ourselves | 5 Comments

Conversations That Matter: What It Takes to Have Them

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Dave Pollard

photo by Maren Yumi on flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Ironically, despite the fact that I engage in fewer conversations than I used to (maybe because since I’m retired I don’t have to, and because I find few conversations valuable anyway), I’ve started … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch, How the World Really Works, Our Culture / Ourselves | 4 Comments