Seattle Times Article A coffee shop in Kirkland, WA is NOT posting prices for the coffee and sandwiches that it sells, and is expecting customers to simply pay what they think is right. Cash is deposited into an anonymous drop box. Will this work? Excellent question. It will be interesting to see the results of [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2007
No-price goods.
24-Feb-07Freedom.
20-Feb-07If it is, as certainly seems to be the case, the public’s responsibility to stake out their freedoms, lay claim to them, demand them, and not take ‘no’ for an answer; then how do we engender that desire in the heart and soul of each individual? As I study the responsibilities of civil society in [...]
Innovative Solutions to Global Issues.
19-Feb-07Capstone Proposal It has occurred to me that I never posted this prior to now and that it is critical to the focus of my work this semester. This is the proposal that we submitted for our Capstone project at the end of January. While our focus has changed slightly as we have researched, it [...]
Priorities.
14-Feb-07As I continue to ponder and apply the usefulness of the topic discussed in the previous post, I’ve decided that one of the things that is necessary for making the ‘right’ decisions in every moment is a clear understanding of what my priorities are in life. I see now that the priorities that I would [...]
Only now.
10-Feb-07In the middle of a philosophical discussion last night, it occurred to me that it’s only possible to make decisions right now. I suppose that seems like a silly thing to say, but it’s not quite as obvious as it seems at first blush. We like to think that we can decide what we’re going [...]
Welcome.
10-Feb-07I am entering the world of US foreign policy, with a specific interest in US interactions with intergovernmental organizations, and the ways in which those interactions may enhance or reduce long-term security and prosperity for the United States, as well as the rest of the world. I’m excited at the prospect of applying my diverse [...]