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Last Thursday, I was privileged to attend two remarkable events, which together opened the door to exciting new opportunities. For the purposes of this…

Nov 7 •

October 2023

When Zebras Went ProSocial

Last weekend, I attended Zebras Unite’s first DazzleCon since the pandemic began lo those many years ago. To my surprise and delight, much of our time…

Oct 25 •

Setbacks and the Long March Through the Institutions

The last few weeks have been tough for people with views like mine. I don’t need to rehash the bad news. The proper nouns are enough. Gaza. Ukraine. The…

Oct 17 •

Community Mediation--Year 2

Just about a year ago, I wrote a blog post about community mediation after my first meeting as a member of the National Association for Community…

Oct 6 •

September 2023

The Two Davids and the Adjacent Possible

When I sat down to write this post last Tuesday, I assumed that it would be the last installment in a three-part series on human evolution that was…

Sep 25 •

Think Like a Commoner/Act Like a Commoner

I hadn’t thought much about using the idea of the commons in my work as a peacebuilder until the term resonated with my therapist last week. As a…

Sep 5 •

August 2023

Introducing the Noosphere

On July 24, I read an intriguing Substack post by my friend, David Ronfeldt, about a course he was taking on the noosphere. I was intrigued because I…

Aug 16

Get to Know Stranger's Guide

How would you like to travel to exotic places? And learn a lot about social conditions in those exotic places? Without leaning your home? And get a…

Aug 7 •

June 2023

A Homework Assignment from Australia

I rarely write about the same topic in two consecutive blog posts. Normally, too, I just ask you to read what I write. Today, I’m going against the…

Jun 26 •

Australia reMADE/Remaking America?

I have a habit of stumbling onto things that send me off in delightful new directions. That happened a few weeks ago when I attended on of the “creative…

Jun 6 •

May 2023

The Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) held its annual PeaceCon earlier this month. We had some concerns going in. It was, of course, the first time we…

May 16 •

April 2023

My First Rotary Conference

I had my first two official introductions to Rotary’s peacebuilding work last week. First, Gretchen and I attended the second of three planning sessions…

Apr 24 •

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