by Barry Phegan | Jan 19, 2023 | Living Life, Social comment
Bummed out by relentless rains? Friends lost their homes to forest fires? Feeling sorry for those retreating glaciers, melting ice caps, and starving polar bears? Stuck at the airport with flight cancellations? Your basement’s leaking, and that’s never...
by Barry Phegan | Dec 29, 2022 | Aging, Social comment
Global climate change brought me some personal and unexpected consequences that told me I have a new future. Back in 2006 when I saw Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth” it seemed that climate change (known in those days as ‘global warming’) was...
by Barry Phegan | Dec 7, 2022 | Social comment
Since 1776 we have spent untold time, energy, and legal fees defending and expanding independence, freedom, and human rights, but almost none defending and expanding human responsibilities. It’s time to change that. The Supreme Court holds lengthy...
by Barry Phegan | Oct 31, 2022 | Living Life, Social comment
My recent Australian visit had me reflecting on our North American norms and how we staunchly defend, like every nation, our unique, though perfectly arbitrary ways and assumptions. While Australia is clearly part of our current international...
by Barry Phegan | Sep 19, 2022 | Living Life, Social comment
Pay for Poisoning — Suing Monsanto Marin County and nine Marin cities and towns are suing Monsanto and two other companies for alleged damages caused by the sale of products containing PCBs, a known carcinogen. “The companies responsible need to contribute to...
by Barry Phegan | Sep 2, 2022 | Social comment
Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados is ready to default on her country’s national debt (NYT, July 31, 2022). After being hit by a series of increasingly devastating hurricanes, Barbados borrowed heavily to replace damaged infrastructure. Mottley now...
