Bill Shireman, founder of In This Together, explores the issues of the day and seeks sense in the chaos.
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America's surprising take on totalitarianism
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Has totalitarianism come to America? Is it a new form where a duopoly reinforces totalitarianism?Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Ron DeSantis, fear mongering on crime, trying out-flank Trump?
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The crime bill signed under Trump was a bi-partisan achievement. Desantis calls it a "jailbreak" bill.Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Who is In This Together?
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We are all part part of many overlapping and interweaving systems.Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Flabbergasted at the Biden/Trump rerun
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The old guard on both sides want the "old guy" rematch. Does anyone in the entire USA think these are the best 2 candidates?Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Is it time for a #YouToo movement?
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In the interest of truly identifying racism and sexism, does it make sense for those most concerned with identifying racism and sexism in society to look at themselves also? Would that better inform the effort?Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: The weird politics of Ukraine
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Have the 2 major parties switched sides on war? What to do in the current war?Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: The shortest distance between two (political) points is not usually a straight line
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Solving problems usually takes time and the path shifts with the societal landscape.Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Don't believe the hype (from right and left), We CAN have a sustainable economy
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Permitting reform is key to a more sustainable energy grid and economy. And join us at EarthX in Texas, the largest green gathering on the planet held around Earth Day in April to celebrate progress, impact, and innovation. Learn more and register HERE.Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Crime has been legalized in San Francisco, What to do?
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Should we call out bad behavior? Would it make for a better society?Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Information technology has the capacity to radically reduce the amount of energy we use
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IT is an energy force multiplier, and maybe also a "life multiplier". Visit In Between Times for more.Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Will capitalism save us, or destroy us?
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There appear to be 4 ways to internalize externalities. Regulation Prices The Marketplace and Market Power CultureAutor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Why both right and left fear Davos(man) and why this fear gets in the way of actual progress
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A cabal of greedy capitalists meeting up in a posh ski resort to rule the world "Bond villain” style? A cabal of “woke” crony capitalist big government types plotting to undermine everyman for a globalized system of governance? Both? Neither? A mix?Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: Could a radical change in taxation improve our economy, increase freedom, and help the environment?
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An opportunity for a big bi-partisan win?Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: The Republicans' "Gang of 20": Are they all wrong?
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It may be time for some creative solutions to the current chaos in The House.Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: How the Climate Wars will rage in 2023
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The ESG battle royale? Don't take the bait.Autor: Bill Shireman
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"The ultimate form of energy has already been found"
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Tapping into the essence of nature is the key driver in our increasingly post-industrial world. ”Humans are not just metaphors for life. We ARE life.”Autor: Bill Shireman
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A MOMENT OF BS: A loaded gun aimed at the heart of democracy
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Is the SCOTUS interested in originalism or are they really interested in something else? Should state legislatures alone determine the time, place, and manner of the election of senators and members of Congress? That is a question with which the Supreme Court is wrestling right now.Autor: Bill Shireman
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A way we could save 35%-75% on our healthcare (Seriously)
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How's your health? How is your healthcare? Why don't we really know the cost of anything in our system? Why is our system so wasteful? How can we do better? Maybe we should look to Singapore.Autor: Bill Shireman
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The current political machine is eating the American people's dinner
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“Corporate statism increasingly manages the details of our lives. And it does so on autopilot…” “…A machine has taken control of our economy and our democracy, programmed according to an algorithm that directs how our meats are to be carved, and our potatoes mashed without our conscious awareness.”Autor: Bill Shireman
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The Status Quo Amplifies the Extremists
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The old political business model that celebrated the political middle has been replaced by a political business model that encourages those on the political extremes. "Profits are maximized in politics and media when the left and right are caricatured."Autor: Bill Shireman
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Who Were the 2 Clear Winners in the Mid-Term Elections?
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It wasn't Trump and it wasn't the "woke".Autor: Bill Shireman
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Why Progress on Environmental Issues Is Sometimes Counterintuitive
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Bans and "green austerity" can sometimes actually lock in destructive technologies and policies. Often, when radical environmental solutions are embraced by policymakers, even bigger problems, environmental and societal can result.Autor: Bill Shireman
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This Is Not a War Between Red and Blue America, It Is A War Against Red and Blue America
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Who is waging this "war"? What is the political industrial complex?Autor: Bill Shireman
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