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About Bruce

Work for sustainable development of small islands and the Chesapeake Bay; ex-Peace Corps (Volunteer and staff) in LA & Caribbean; cruised Caribbean on S/Y Meander for three years; like small tropical islands, French canals, Umbria, Tasmania, and NZ. Married 52 years to the late Kincey Burdett Potter (see Kincey.org). President of the now-sunsetting Island Resources Foundation.

Reviews of Two Hard-Headed Critiques of Modern American Society

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Bruce

This first from the Sunday — NY Times Book Review: Nonfiction Meet the ‘Change Agents’ Who Are Enabling Inequality Inside view at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last year.CreditCreditMichel Euler/Associated Press Review by Joseph E. Stiglitz                                                                 Aug. 20, … Continue reading →

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When I Wasn’t Paying Attention . . . .

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Bruce

This Associated Press dispatch by Ellen Knickmeyer (from the National Post) discusses another major underlying government-wide policy change that the Trump Administration thinks it will get away with. This policy says that energy efficiency, and specifically limiting petroleum product use … Continue reading →

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Bedtime Story for Kids

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Bruce

The Russian objective is to make the truth seem unknowable.

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More Insight on the Cost and Pace of Hurricane Recovery, 12 Months On . . .

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Bruce

From the current issue of the St. John Tradewinds <https://www.stjohntradewinds.com/event/july-24-vi-national-park-strategic-planning-discussion/&gt; July 24: VI National Park Strategic Planning Discussion July 24 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Contact: Steve Black, 340.776.6201 ext 240 Dave Worthington, 340.776.6201 ext 237 The public is … Continue reading →

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The Advantage of Computers

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Bruce

Computers permit larcenous idiots to design ever more opaque systems for overcharging. The Russian objective is to make the truth seem unknowable.

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Happy Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Bruce

New federal employment and OSHA policy:

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I Guess, At the End of the Day, I Do Care . . .

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Bruce

[I know we’re all really tired of this stuff, and for a bunch of reasons I’ve not been reading all of the news and opinions that I had been. But I do think the summary provided by Dana Milbank in … Continue reading →

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Deutsche Welle Online: Comment on Barbadian Debt as Typical Caribbean Small Island Problem

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Bruce

from the on-line English version of the paper at <http://www.dw.com/en/drowning-in-debt-barbados-predicament-offers-a-warning-for-small-island-nations/a-44245771&gt; [Just a minor caveat that there is no evidence that German financiers are necessarily balanced assessors of development options for oceanic small islands. . . . but they probably DO … Continue reading →

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Among Real Problems Largely Ignored at an Important Forum

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Bruce

Lost in the static over Trump histrionics <from the Seychelles News site > — President of Seychelles shocks G7 meeting with photos of ocean trash Victoria, Seychelles | June 11, 2018, Monday @ 14:21 in National » GENERAL | By: … Continue reading →

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The Boomers’ Fail

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Bruce

Ron Morgan called my attention to this profound critique of modern social/political deficits by David Brooks from the NY Times, May 29th. —————— The Strange Failure of the Educated Elite By David Brooks Opinion Columnist May 28, 2018 CreditBrian Snyder/Reuters … Continue reading →

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