The first instalment of this short essay series addressed what I dubbed Inner Community. Reading it back I realize I may have bitten off more than I can chew. Nevertheless, that big bite is the very mentality it takes to start a new life as a rusticator. Which leads me to take an important stopover … Continue reading Go: Build Bravery
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The Politics of Rustication
American academic Harold Lasswell defined politics as "who gets what, when, how." Let's suppose Lasswell's beautifully concise definition gives us a foothold here. It would stand to reason that what we're really talking about when we use the P word is really the concept of decision-making and resources. Politics. It's a social phenomenon. Now it … Continue reading The Politics of Rustication

