A 2053 review of our societal progress in the past 30 years, yes another futuristic Vern Scott farce! I sit here writing this piece from my comfortable seat aboard a hydrogen fuel-cell powered hover-craft in the cool, lush, vegetated plains between Petaluma and San Rafael, nibbling from a floating robo-veggy cart on Cybertrans-101, reading a holographic newspaper about how yet again, a bipartisan congress passed thoughtful legislation for…

My editor is after me to make my pieces fit neat newspaper opinion spaces, so here goes… My editor has been after me to contain my thoughts within the 800 word limit, but in my defense, I’m often carrying around big thoughts that don’t conclude themselves easily. …

Besides keeping America affordable and doing work disdained by the native born, Mexican and Central American guest workers pay more into entitlement programs than they receive, and are nice people too… There is a misleading and counterproductive myth being peddled by the demagogues of this Country, that of the dangerous…

Downtown congestion due to 18-wheel delivery trucks during daylight hours may have solutions, to the satisfaction of both truck drivers and citizens Have you ever tried pulling into one of those tiny convenience store parking lots, only to be foiled by a 18-wheel beer truck? For that matter, have you…

Tired of all the environmental gloom and doom? Well, here’s a reason to be optimistic about the Earth’s future…the prospects of clean, cheap, and abundant future energy (think renewables, and possibly fusion power) will likely increase fruit and vegetable hothouse farming, which will optimize agriculture and decrease the need for…

The State of 2023 Green Energy Technology The big news regarding the state of 2023 Green Energy Tech may be 1) Renewed reliance on oil & natural gas re: Russian sanctions 2) The continued growth of wind and solar in spite of infrastructure that can barely support it 3) 2035…

Republicans are lowering clinical trial standards which claim to “expedite” drugs but instead flood the market with expensive low-efficacy remedies. Democrats want to expand Medicare, which may make these questionable drugs “free” for individuals, but costly for society The sun shines over the water, a good-looking couple holds hands, soft…

…MOVE OVER FIRE, THE WHEEL, AGRICULTURE, IT TURNS OUT THE GREATEST HUMAN INVENTION WAS…DECEPTION! Recent bestseller “Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind” by Yuval Noah Harari reveals that 70,000 years ago, Homo Sapiens were able to outcompete Neanderthals by creating imaginary concepts that were able to unify larger groups. …

Recent storms right after historic drought have exposed California’s “feast or famine” problem, either too much or not enough water. In an era when large dams have become unfashionable (mostly due to expense and wildlife issues), groundwater recharging has been suggested. As this may have limitations, I’m going to suggest…