Though it was far too short and hectic for my taste, I was grateful for the chance to recently travel to Europe. Part of the trip consisted...

Everyone wants to be a politician. Which is rather odd given their reputation. Everyone complains about politicians, most agree that 100 p...

Political Correctness has brought us some of the more absurd moments in human history. Contrary to common sense and organic checks and bala...

Postmodern philosophy is finally starting to get personal. No doubt it has been personal for many for a long time, but I have largely manag...

As the current severe recession shuts down countless buildings and spaces everywhere, it is a good time to take stock on why some real-estat...

Whether it's because humans have evolved in response to the challenges foisted on them by nature or because God wanted to ensure that ...

Watching a recent documentary about The Pixies reuniting was a sobering moment. As a fan of The Pixies (just "Pixies" is more ac...

Relieveddebtor and Corbusier take on green architecture and the changing institutional landscape in their most recent podcast . Enjoy!

Life is always changing. But sometimes, change happens so quickly that we consciously stop and take notice. This is one of those times. With...

For those who have read my previous essays on green architecture, it is evident that I share some doubts about some of its major assumpti...

What does it mean to be cool? I confess it’s a schoolyard question, but apparently, it’s one that matters politically. A lot. I remember thi...

The following post is made up of three essays inspired by articles well worth reading. The first deals with nostalgia and how it influences ...

For those that are gracious enough to visit this site, you may have noticed that we try to combine a variety of disciplines: economics, arch...

The Presidential Debate proved to be chock full of ominous warnings. I’ve written earlier about how I was bothered that a distinction of wha...