“Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men
who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage”
Aristotle
Actions have consequences. Whatever we do in both our private and public lives has… Read More »
Category Archives: Perspectives
‘The Best-Laid Plans…’
Posted in Perspectives Tagged attitude, consequences, deliberation, democracy, public discussion, reasoning skills Leave a comment
Share:
What’s Your ‘Fair Share’?
It’s common sense that billionaires should pay their fair share of taxes. Everyone should agree to that. It follows a fortiori, as people in the logic business say, from the idea that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes—which follows,… Read More »
DC-area Public Policy Discussion Club to discuss IF Food report
IF’s Washington, DC-area Public Policy Discussion Club
/* */
via email in advance so that appropriate reservations can be made.
On Building, and Rebuilding, Trust
Concerns about trust have played a central role in my project’s discussions about money, credit, and debt. My panels, time and again, have said that our whole financial system, and indeed money itself, is based upon it: ‘The full faith… Read More »
New Year’s Resolutions
Another New Year is here! One of the most popular things to do before a new year rushes in is to conjure many new beginnings—or to make a list of New Year’s resolutions—or, in other words, to set some personal… Read More »
Then I Took an Arrow to the Knee
The complete quote of course—now laughably familiar to my boys and all other Skyrim players—is “I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.” The viral and self-mocking ubiquity of this gaming meme… Read More »
In Public Discussions, Look First at the Forest, Then at the Trees
IF’s public discussions routinely begin with an exploration of the concerns relating to the topic at hand. Discussants then move on to explore various conceptual possibilities for addressing those concerns.
There are various schools of thought among IF facilitators about… Read More »
Posted in Perspectives Tagged beginning point, facilitation, forest, possibilities, starting point Leave a comment
Share:
I.F. as a “Discussion Tank”
You know how you sometimes feel as though you’ve got just the answer to a question or the right description for something—only 10 minutes or a half hour too late? That happened to me last week, just after I’d finished… Read More »
Is Online Relevance Killing Diversity?
Like many people, I am spending increasingly more time working, educating myself, socializing, and shopping online. Search engines like Google and Yahoo, online companies like Amazon and Ebay, and social media networks like Facebook and Twitter are making my online… Read More »
Posted in Perspectives Tagged challenges, civic engagement, democracy, public discussion Leave a comment
“Going Public” with IF Reports: A Pre-Project Perspective
The Fellows’ recent discussion of “going public” issues again reminded us of the many ways in which we can get our “product” and process out into circulation in the broader governance conversation. We have something to offer and it makes… Read More »
Share: