“You’ve got to see the web” That is the new paradigm for solving world poverty articulated by Jeff Sachs in his new book “The End of Poverty” It is a comprehensive approach to overcoming the obstacles that keep one third of the world’s population in abject poverty.[1]

“"Life doesn't come with one problem neatly separated from the rest. Specialization is helpful, but you've got to see the web,"...   more »

Last Christmas, I read Michael Crichton’s latest book State of Fear. It is a techno thriller designed to “out” the politics of global warming. He does a great job of showing how the political and media elite manipulate the public fears of a looming climate crisis so as to maintain control of the public agenda.

As a postscript, Crichton states: “I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.”...   more »