Society is a covenant

To exist in society, however uncomfortably, is to embody a covenant—a bond of reciprocal moral and ethical duty, to be considerate of, and decent to, other members of society. To be free, we must be committed to and actively supportive of the human rights and liberty of all people. This bond is all the more…

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What’s next?

There is a stirring moment, in the TV series The West Wing, when a devoted public servant, at precisely the moment when only personal safety and healing should be on his mind, asks colleagues ‘What’s next?’ The words evoke the everyday flow of difficult tasks facing those who honestly seek to serve and in that…

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How to achieve just & sustainable human thriving

The Geoversiv project starts from this core idea: We have the ability to understand what exists around us, to identify our own shortcomings and needs, and to consciously improve what is possible, locally and generally. Acting on that ability makes more sense than not; the optimal outcome is, by definition, within the realm of the…

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Income inequality is a climate challenge

Societies in which a greater number of people have access to incomes that allow for stable middle-class economic experiences are better able to routinely invest in world-leading innovation. The reason is simple: The more places across an economy where regular revenues can flow from, the more regularly financing can be secured to invest in new ways of securing future revenues. …

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