David WinebergDismantling the artificial real estate spiralWhat if selling land was not the main way to wealth? What if land could not be bought and sold, but only the improvements on it? These are…4d ago4d ago
David WinebergTwo old men in a grudge match is history’s signal this era is overThe upcoming election has suddenly made the book End Times a very real possibility. When I read it in late 2022, my reaction was — yeah…Jul 83Jul 83
David WinebergOf sawdust vitamins, gold coins, and fake non-profits: what has become of the Republican PartyAs regular readers of this space know, I am forever trying to read and appreciate right wing, conservative viewpoints. But I keep running…Jul 61Jul 61
David WinebergPutinizing the USAI cannot believe President Joe Biden went on national TV tonight, and all he said was “I dissent.”Jul 23Jul 23
David WinebergAntipoverty incentives are all wrong. No wonder America hates the poor.In a sincere but misguided effort to improve government services, President Ronald Reagan instituted a still ongoing effort to outsource…Jun 301Jun 301
David WinebergThe oceans are alive with the sounds of music, even if people can’t hear it (or maybe because…I’ve reviewed several books showing how unbelievably noisy everything is in the universe. Human bodies are on fire with continuous…Jun 233Jun 233
David WinebergEveryone’s customized reality on social media is crushing civilizationWhen I was a radio talkshow host, there was no internet (for the general public), and we were still in the age-old mode of shared…Jun 16Jun 16
David WinebergThe homicidal fraud of road design kills thousands annually but only drivers get blamedWhere I live, you need to take a state highway out of town to get to the interstate freeway. It begins as a three lane road, the most…Jun 9Jun 9
David WinebergHow fossil fuelers hijack language and co-opt climate issues and drown out criticsThis is such a great concept for a book: collect all the keywords used by the fossil fuel industry to spread their disinformation, show how…Jun 21Jun 21