Richard McCarthyIn the early 1980s, Europe was like a vast well of inspiration that flooded the imagination of…If any doubt remained whether Brexit would actually happen, the December 2019 British general election settled this question. It will…Jan 15, 2020Jan 15, 2020
Richard McCarthyNavigating Meatless Monday in JapanI just spent two weeks in Japan, one of the countries that falls somewhere in the middle of the meat consumption pack: 45 kg per…Apr 30, 2019Apr 30, 2019
Richard McCarthyPunks, Pirates and Why the Food Movement’s Resistance to Scale Is Precisely Why It Keeps…The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 at the hands of DIY navy (Queen Elizabeth’s Pirates) continues to ricochet in my mind when I…Apr 29, 2019Apr 29, 2019
Richard McCarthyWhat about a Marshall Plan for Rural America?Is current political discourse devoid of new ideas? While the political architects in The White House peddle a mean-spirited…Apr 18, 2019Apr 18, 2019