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If you're wondering how our dear, sweet democratic republic (the US of A for you foreigners on the list) got so thoroughly sideways of late… it all comes down to three key legal decisions, stretched over the span of a century, that have conspired to nearly destroy American democracy.

And that's when I had to marvel at the sheer relentless effectiveness of the market economy. It explores, exploits and expands into any underutilized niche it can find, and it simply will not rest until it has consumed all carbon in its path (whether from clear cutting jungles, extracting nutrients from the soil, or tapping fossil fuels). The story of civilization is the story of our hunt for ever-denser energy.

Or please burn after reading? Which way does that saying go, anyway? I get confused. Just to be safe, probably should do 'em both. Just back from Burning Man which was a super gratifying gathering of friends and family from around the world, a true confabulation of fabulous proportions...

Wanted to take a moment, as we do once or twice a year, to clarify our thinking behind our communicating (i.e. writing and talking that you might come across here and online). It's important because if you don't know the Why, it's gonna be easier to stumble over the What(TF)???