Recently a nugget of wisdom mentioned in Back to the Future has come to mind. I love the film, but this statement encapsulates a belief in achievement that is particularly pervasive in American society but is popular throughout the Western world.

If you believe in yourself, you can achieve anything.

Fight the real problems

In the aftermath of the riots, we are now trying to figure out what caused them. 'Figure out' in this case means finding someone or something to blame. On top of the list are the rioters themselves. Justice came down harder on them than what's been...

I'd like to be a satisfied unconsumer. I've given up on the prospect of ever becoming a satisfied consumer since consumerism in itself is reliant on the consumer always wanting more. I'd like to get more joy from things that don't cost anything and to a certain extent I do....