Joe Costello has decades experience in politics, energy, environment, and communications. Traveled and worked across the planet. Long a student of democracy, its demise, possible revitalization.
SUBSCRIBE "To understand the true nature of the Roman empire we must abandon one of the most general and most widespread misconceptions, which teaches that Rome administered her provinces in a broad-minded spirit, consulting the general interest and adopting wide and beneficent principles of government for the good of
Up on the sun where it never rains or snows There's an ocean where the wind it never blows Interesting times when the elites of a society recognize their rule is under threat. Almost always, it's perceived as newly hatched, a recent event, or as a
SUBSCRIBE Way back twenty-five years ago, I saw Jane Goodall at a bookstore in Larkspur, CA. At the end of her talk someone asked her how she remained so energetic. She replied, “I eat as little as possible.” Always thought that was such a great answer, especially to a group
God love Jane Goodall, conservationist, scientist, citizen. “This particular time we’re living through, there’s too much lack of courage.”
Shot by both sides On the run to the outside of everything Shot by both sides They must have come to a secret understanding SUBSCRIBE Remember all those years ago when a new IEA (International Energy Agency) annual report was released and you'd spend hours pouring over it.
"They worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth
SUBSCRIBE I've always liked these graphics showing Africa's true size: Here's a nice article by Reuters explaining the five centuries under sizing of Africa on most global maps. Related, I've found it interesting in our tech dependent society, how the spread of
Costello, ideas trenchant borrows New song benefactor is the past tomorrow? SUBSCRIBE In travels this summer, met up with a lot of political folks I’ve been out of touch with for many years. Extensively talking and thinking politics as I've not done for years, I came to
SUBSCRIBE I just ran across this above piece. It's excellent. I loves the smart, stand-up womens. She's restored my faith in some of the youths. This is a great piss-take on Sam Altman, the most recent generation of Tech-Lord knucklehead revered as prophet. What's
SUBSCRIBE Norbert Wiener remains an important figure for our age. A mathematician and engineer at MIT, Wiener developed the concept of feedback and part of the underlying math for automating systems - cybernetics. He might very well be considered the father of our present era of compute technology, most especially
"The new electric galaxy of events has already moved deeply into the Gutenberg galaxy. Even without collision, such coexistence of technologies and awareness brings trauma and tension to every living person. Our most ordinary and conventional attitudes seem suddenly twisted into gargoyles and grotesques. Familiar institutions and associations seem