Category Archives: Society

Playing it Safe

Have you ever thought about the insane amount of time, money, and effort spent on security?  While admittedly a hopelessly naive vision, imagine if one day the human species managed to eliminate scarcity, managed to care for the mentally ill, … Continue reading

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Thou Shall Not Steal

I admire the Buddhists for taking “Thou shall not steal” to a more pervasive level.  This is our western approximation part of the second precept of Buddhism (“Right Action”) on the Eightfold Path.  The actual Pali translation is: “I undertake … Continue reading

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