damariszehnerOct 5, 20205 minNormalDisease is not abnormal. The pandemic is not abnormal. The conditions of life right now are normal and have been since the pre-Cambrian era.
damariszehnerJul 30, 20206 minDecline and FallOn the increasing similarities between fourth-century Rome and the United States in 2020.
damariszehnerJul 22, 20204 minThe Signs of RevolutionWhat happens to a country that is divided the way we are?
damariszehnerJul 10, 20202 minHow Do You Imagine the Coming Collapse?Poetry provides two alternate views of the post-industrial future.
damariszehnerJun 19, 202011 minSteps to SustainabilityIdeas for sustainable living, from simple and inexpensive to life-changing, from things we can do now to things to plan for the future.
damariszehnerJun 14, 20204 minRisk AssessmentWe’re not any good at threat assessment. Familiar dangers are ignored, while the most remote ones seem the most fearsome.
damariszehnerJun 5, 20204 minConvenience, Community, and Late-Stage CapitalismConvenience is killing community, and late-stage capitalism is delighted.
damariszehnerMay 21, 20205 minOur Robot OverlordsWhich way will our enslavement to computers go in the next few years?
damariszehnerMay 1, 20206 minCounting the CostAre we wasting our human resources by trying to keep them safe?
damariszehnerApr 23, 20204 minUncertainty and GraceWho is right? Will staying at home or going back to work result in more people dying? We don’t know.
damariszehnerApr 18, 20206 minFrom Conquest to BalanceUltimately nature will achieve the balance that it is always aiming for – with us or without us.
damariszehnerApr 9, 20203 minBeauty and Suffering There is an objectivity, a humble self-forgetfulness, in recognizing the beauty that exists even when life is a wreck.
damariszehnerApr 3, 20207 minPandemics, People, Ideas, or Inventions: How Does Change Happen?Don’t be discouraged if you don’t know how you can make change happen. There is still great work for you to do.
damariszehnerMar 26, 20204 minWho Will We Be a Year from Now?What concerns me today is who we’ll choose to be, once this has settled down and the prospect for a new normal seems possible.
damariszehnerMar 12, 20202 minHuman/NatureTo encourage alternate ways to approach ourselves and the world, this week I offer two poems rather than an essay.
damariszehnerMar 5, 20206 minConservation and CapitalismA review of a book that challenges our assumptions about human and nonhuman nature.
damariszehnerFeb 27, 20207 minPanic at the Disco, Peace among the BombsWhy is anxiety disorder more common in wealthy countries than in disadvantaged ones?
damariszehnerFeb 20, 202010 minBarrels, Buckets, and Bottles: Adventures in Low-Water LivingIf water systems collapse, or if we decide to simplify voluntarily, we may be surprised at the lifestyle changes that await us.
