The Rain-X of the MindI currently have a couple of small woodchips in my beard. A few minutes ago I was standing at the top of a ladder, with an extendable…Oct 27Oct 27
To the Old Rich Man I Met on the BusI turned and asked the old man next to me how he was associated with the college. He said that he wasn’t. He had made a lot of money and…Oct 26Oct 26
Three Potential Future Writing ProjectsThe last few years my writing has been focused on two practical areas, politics and academics. That makes sense because I’ve been holding a…Sep 30Sep 30
Thoughts on Being Calm Within the ChaosThere’s a disconnect between our life on the outside and our life on the inside.Aug 11Aug 11
Political Column — Local Food Access and ProductionCounty Commissioner Kim Cyr and I were talking about the dangers of a highly political year, like this year, for farms and food access. It…Jun 16Jun 16
Selling Meditation — Part 1We make decisions based on feeling from a set of values and our perception of the situation. To the extent that we’re unsuccessful at x, y…May 25May 25
A Phenomenological First-Person Case Study of Employee Turnover in a Local Municipal GovernmentA Phenomenological First-Person Case Study of Employee Turnover in a Local Municipal Government by Jeffrey Alexander MartinMay 17May 17
Policy Transfer and CO2 EmissionsTo what extent does DiMaggio and Powell’s (1983) account of policy transfer apply to how policies to limit CO2 emissions are formulated and…May 16May 16
The Structure of Society and Housing InitiativesDescribe the basic components and underlying assumptions of the model of the modern plural state and discuss to what extent it might be…May 15May 15
Markets, Bureaucracies, and ClansOuchi’s (1980) model of organizational governance highlights the importance of markets, bureaucracies and clans. Can a greater reliance on…May 14May 14
