Taking Deniers Seriously

Ten years ago I started a Masters program on Culture and Spirituality at Holy Names University. One of the issues I brought up was my concern that the program lacked visible diversity and could be perceived as a bunch of navel gazing white folks looking for something to feel good about. The truth is that most of my peers genuinely wanted, and still want, to create positive change leading to a

ASPO-USA Conference

Last week the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) - USA held a conference in Denver. The Energy Bulletin posted this article about the conference. It's pretty clear that while there is a consensus about Peak Oil and Climate Change there is no real consensus about what its impact on society. Collapse or no collapse? Will life be better or worse? Are we expecting to substitute

Who's Paying For All This?

One of the issues associated with any proposals, whether for health care, defense spending, or entitlements of any kind, is paying for it. Typically, federal tax revenues pay for the stuff we want government to do for us. Today I came across this article about personal income taxes. So I located the original document. The chart says it all.If your income is below $40K and you are not filing