The U.S. military has often been used to protect commercial interests rather than protect life.

The U.S. military has often been used to protect commercial interests rather than protect life.

Many of us are concerned about protecting the environment. As long as it doesn’t prevent us doing what we want to do.

Can America learn from The World Happiness Report? It seems we tend to focus on the wrong things.

We’re Learning the Wrong Lessons From the World’s Happiest Countries is an interesting article on this subject.
More than two hundred years ago, a Frenchman warned America about the dangers of inequality, but as a famous American writer pointed out, we learn nothing.

May as well continue the Independence Day celebration by asking why the richest nation in the world has so many problems.

With July 4 upon us, it might be interesting to think about which type of American you are (if you are American of course). This comic is based on a great article by George Packer, How America Fractured into Four Parts. Well worth reading.

Everyone loves the idea of freedom; they just don’t agree what the word means.

When the world changes and most people no longer agree with your ideas, what do you do?

If you enjoyed this comic, you’d be doing the cats a big favor by forwarding it to someone else who might like it.
There’s usually little point in arguing about ideas with someone. Better is to ask questions about how they might implement their ideas.

As the saying goes, the devil is in the details.
Capitalism is about innovation and change, so it’s important that our political systems are flexible enough to adapt to the changes capitalism and innovation bring.
