Madly Farting into the Void

The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on. - Ursula Le Guin, The Dispossessed This blog is, in a sense, an admission of defeat. Around the turn of the millennium I became aware that the world wasn't getting more prosperous and free, but sliding into trouble. The realization came on gradually over the years, but that story is…