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Month: August 2014

The Adams Map: A Different Spectrum, A Challenge

  • Culture
August 29, 2014December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Michael Adams’ 2005 book, American Backlash: The Untold Story of Social Change in the United States, got little attention in the States.  In fact, since he is a Canadian author, only used copies can be found on the regular amazon.com, […]

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No, “New Urbanism” and “Smart Growth” are Not the Same

  • Politics
August 26, 2014July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

There are two political movements in urban development that have a lot of overlap but are not the same.  ‘New Urbanism’ advocates the legalization and building of communities resembling the 19th century American town, with a fair number of single […]

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Allergy to Antithesis, Yet Again

  • Politics
August 20, 2014December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The New York Times has just done a story on how Obama is not getting along well with the Democrats in Congress. To quote it: “In one sense, Mr. Obama’s response was a reminder of what made him such an appealing […]

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Amusement and Awe: John Muir and Walt Disney

  • Religion
August 20, 2014June 7, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

In a recent issue of Orange Coast magazine, Bob Sipchen of the Sierra Club contrasts John Muir, the naturalist, and Walt Disney: Walt Disney, who also shares a place in California’s Hall of Fame, appreciated the natural world Muir loved, […]

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Agrarianism Without Agriculture?

  • Economics
August 8, 2014July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The ever-surprising Ralph Nader has recently been reading some paleo-conservative sources, and has written a book entitled Unstoppable; the Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State.  In the acknowledgements at the end, he specifically thanks Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a […]

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Art Epiphany, Part II: the Millennium Bridge

  • Culture
August 2, 2014December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I write this, and the previous post, from London.  One of the newer features of the city, finished in 2000 [opened for two days, shut down for repairs, and reopened in 2002], is a pedestrian bridge called Millennium Bridge.  It […]

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