April 28 – Lack of Trust
Year of the Ox, Day 75. In a post-truth world, how can we relate to each other, when we suffer from a lack of trust?
March 14 – Year of the Ox (Epilogue: Part 6) The Meaning of Everything is In The Moment
“Yesterday I left home to get some groceries,” says a Revel Alliance member named Emily, in our chat, looking to share a horrible experience. We were there for her, as we always are for each […]
March 8 – Year of the Ox (Part 5: Putting Our Hopes into AI)
“These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness, self-examination, and self-determination. It reaps its own harvest.. . . It succeeds in its own purpose . . .” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations CPAC and republican […]
March 7 – Year of the Ox (Epilogue: Part 4) The Legend of the Phoenix
“All cruelty springs from weakness”, Seneca says. It’s been a tough year to champion China’s COVID response because Netizens have been bombarded with endless negative propaganda, often from conservative, far-right corners funded by the military-industrial […]
March 6 – Year of the Ox (Epilogue: Part 3) The Art of Living
I’m finishing a book, walking around the buffet, but everyone’s waiting in lines, and I’ve got this empty plate … I just don’t feel the need for anything because I have enough already. “I’m hungry,” […]
March 4 – The Year of The Ox (Epilogue: Part 2) The Ocean in a Drop
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. -Epictetus Many parts of the planet saw unusually cold weather this week. Folks were ice skating on Amsterdam canals, and skiing down Moscow […]
