This is not the first time in history some profound wisdom was conveyed by a carpenter. Erik Lindberg is not a professor, reformed Wall Street financier, economist, physicist, or even Tibetan monk. He’s just a carpenter with a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature, and a guy who has taken the time to sit back and ponder what the fuck we are doing here on Earth in the 21st century.
My compliments today go out to CNN and CNN Opinion columnist John D. Sutter. It’s not every day we see such complete, candid reporting or commentary as that found in
Again yesterday, we heard the promise of 4%-plus U.S. GDP growth in the coming years. Monday, I believe it was President-Elect Donald Trump’s new Treasury Secretary appointee Steven Mnuchin I saw across the gym on MSNBC making the promise. A few weeks ago we heard him promise 3 to 4 percent.
Rarely do I find writing about our economic system that warrants not just Wall of Fame status, but also a parade. I cannot heap enough praise on today’s honoree:
I have a great read to recommend this week — an outstanding interview with Dennis Meadows about the (somewhat) famous Limits to Growth study he led at MIT about 45 years ago.
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