What Can We Do Cleanly About the Overstretched Electric Grid?Prologue. Electricity demand in the US and elsewhere is increasing and will continue to increase. New data centers and electric cars get…Nov 4Nov 4
Housing Affordability for the City: The BasicsHousing affordability is a global problem. Unlike typical commodities, housing is a necessity for people, so the management and economics…Oct 20Oct 20
California’s Referendum to Gerrymander Its Districts: To Be For or Against?Gerrymandering is a particularly partisan approach for redrawing district boundaries and dividing up the voting electorate into those…Sep 27A response icon1Sep 27A response icon1
About the Question: Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?No single question has proved to be as durable in modern American political history as the one posed by President Ronald Reagan in his 1980…Aug 11A response icon1Aug 11A response icon1
Why Private Giving Is No Substitute for Public Policy for GoodThe just-passed 2025 budget bill in the US encourages charitable giving by increasing the amount that can be deducted from taxable income…Jul 11A response icon2Jul 11A response icon2
The Potent Combination of Diversity and College EducationAs children advance in education, going from elementary schools to high schools, they also go from seeing and engaging with mostly children…Jun 4Jun 4
Bees and the Unsheltered?Spring is here, so are bees and flowers. Most people know little about bees. They also know little about the unsheltered. To many, they are…Apr 29Apr 29
My Personal Experiences to Counter Stereotyping of People “Unlike Us”This is the hundredth edition of these writings, so a milestone of sorts. I start with daffodils, a Violet favorite. Recognizing daffodils…Mar 30A response icon1Mar 30A response icon1
Doubling Down on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)DEI is under attack, actively from the right and passively from the left. For the right, it’s the bogeyman, one single point to attack for…Feb 26Feb 26
Is the US in Decline?For decades, the capitalistic US has had a few arguments going in its favor as compared to communist China and Russia, albeit with some…Jan 28Jan 28
