In which a groundhog asserts his rights to my gardenThis broad field which I have looked at so long looks not to me as the principal cultivator, but away from me to influences more genial to…Apr 20, 20211Apr 20, 20211
A Constitutional Amendment for the EnvironmentGiven our imminent turn to a more conservative Supreme Court, and Given the skepticism that our conservative justices have shown about the…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Refusing to Apply the Law: A Critique of Conservative JurisprudenceA friend recently shared a comment on social media to the effect that conservative justices apply the law, while liberal ones make it up…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Warrantless Border Detentions are Illegal: a brief argumentHuman rights, as recognized in international and US constitutional law, are routinely infringed by our border policies and infrastructure…Aug 20, 2020Aug 20, 2020
Inequality Distorts MarketsI’m surprised by what is missing in popular debates about economic inequality. A few arguments get repeated over and over — namely, that…Jun 4, 20203Jun 4, 20203
About the EconomyThere is a lot of discussion right now about how to save the economy, or whether certain trade-offs are permissible in order to save the…Apr 24, 20201Apr 24, 20201
Thoughts on Public Science, Prompted by Corvid-19 and the Climate CrisisPublic science is an essential part of our democracy, but not one that is always so well appreciated or supported. This may be because we…Apr 3, 20201Apr 3, 20201
COVID-19 and Mother NatureHere is this vast, savage, hovering mother of ours, Nature, lying all around, with such beauty, and such affection for her children, as…Mar 31, 20201Mar 31, 20201
Local Resilience as Climate ActionAs we face the awful exigencies of the climate crisis, there are choices to make in how we direct our limited capacity to respond. Our…Nov 19, 2019Nov 19, 2019
The Anthropocene and the Perils of AbstractionThis essay is adapted from a talk first delivered at Akaki Tsereteli State University in Kutaisi, Georgia, November 1, 2019. It was part…Nov 8, 20192Nov 8, 20192