The Well Run Dry

This afternoon as I was coming home from the store, I noticed that the foreclosed house at the corner of my block was open. Outside were...

Now that I've got your attention, let me tell you why (and why I even bring up this subject in the first place). It's not just t...

This blog is supposed to be, among other things, a “diary of life on the downside of Hubbert's Peak.” Here's a bit of a diary en...

Imagine, if you will, a group of widget-makers and widget merchants in a particular country. Let's say that some of these widget-makers...

I have written on several occasions that we are all increasingly dependent on the global system known as the “official” economy, and that ...

(A confession: I am not entirely satisfied with the piece I am writing this week, since some of the things I suggest here may require gove...

(Warning: This post is long.) Non-minority, middle- to upper-middle class families are the media's frequent focus nowadays when disc...