Category Archives: Society and ethics

Human interactions large and small

How Kids Become Happy, Responsible Adults… or Not

Posted on 2015 January 25 by Mark Macy

What’s the biggest influence on our attitudes, personalities, and behavior patterns as we grow from childhood to adulthood? Most of us would probably say parenting, but after some digging I’ve found that many forces shape our growing lives… and our parents might play a surprisingly small role. Continue reading →

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Overcoming Our Oil Addiction (Fixing America 12)

Posted on 2014 July 6 by Mark Macy

To overcome America’s oil addiction, maybe we can learn a few things from the 12-Step program, which has the greatest track record in the world for recovery among addicts and alcoholics. If it works for addicted individuals, maybe it could work for an addicted society. Let’s borrow of few of the program’s time-proven principles, which have restored sanity and peace to the lives of countless individuals, and adjust them for society…. Continue reading →

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Is the Rich 1 Percent More Destructive Than the Other 99? (Fixing America 11)

Posted on 2014 June 18 by Mark Macy

The richest 1 percent of Americans not only have more wealth than the bottom 90 percent (read more)… they also do more damage…. Continue reading →

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Fixing America (10): Marching Toward the End Time

Posted on 2014 May 20 by Mark Macy

My research suggests we’re approaching the end of the Second Epoch… and it won’t be the first time humanity has experienced an “end time.”… Conditions on Earth today are destabilizing quickly when you consider geography, morality, politics and, I’m sure, various other gauges… all of which suggest that we may indeed be on the threshold of the next end time. Continue reading →

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Fixing America (9): A Comprehensive Solution

Posted on 2014 May 4 by Mark Macy

A Basic income program supplemented by a wealth tax may sound too good to be true… or too radical to be accepted… but as I assimilate the idea in my mind month after month, the more certain I become that it will work and work well…. Continue reading →

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They Just Don’t Get It – 2014 Q1

Posted on 2014 March 29 by Mark Macy

A quarterly roundup of news, first quarter 2014 Continue reading →

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Fixing America (8): Being a Noble Force

Posted on 2014 January 25 by Mark Macy

So in dire times, when it seems like the end of the road, it’s really just a fork, or crossroads. One way leads to expediency, the other to eternity…. Continue reading →

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Fixing America (7): Contending with Savage Forces

Posted on 2014 January 20 by Mark Macy

Can we really commit to a noble bearing while living in this noble-savage world? If we do, what are the rewards and consequences of that commitment? If we’re loving and trusting, will we be a force of peace, or will we simply be ground up by the savage forces around us?…. Continue reading →

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Notable News of 2013

Posted on 2013 December 29 by Mark Macy

Here are some of the news stories that jumped out at me this year, along with lots of links to great articles… and a few reflections of my own…. Continue reading →

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Fixing America (2): Basic Income, One Possible Solution

Posted on 2013 November 24 by Mark Macy

To Americanize the Swiss (basic income) program, and to keep things simple in our calculations, imagine giving every adult American, say, $1,000 a month in basic income. That income alone would raise most people above the poverty line and would keep everyone else at least near the line. Continue reading →

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