Awakening to a new economics
All life happens within limits – we all get 24 hours a day and our allotted lifespan. Everything unfolds within the natural laws of gravity and thermodynamics and a thousand … Continue reading Book review: Limitarianism, by Ingrid Robeyns
At Joy in Enough we believe that economics is far too important to leave to economists. At its heart it is about how we live together, how we organise work … Continue reading A rich and varied (economic) diet
An absolutely basic response to climate change ought to be to commit to not making it worse, right? Apparently not: plenty of countries still subsidise fossil fuels. The oil giants … Continue reading Book review: Badvertising, by Andrew Simms & Leo Murray
Bill McKibben is one of the most influential activists in the climate movement, a prolific writer, and a Christian. His latest book is “as much memoir as I’m likely to … Continue reading The Flag, the Cross and the Station Wagon, by Bill McKibben
Every year around this time, I find myself pondering one of the great questions of life: what to take with me to read on holiday? As I read a lot … Continue reading Dystopia and hope on the summer reading list
There’s a time for everything, the writer of Ecclesiastes insisted. A season for every activity. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to build and … Continue reading The impossibility of stopping
“What does that mean?” my daughter asked when she saw me reading Ailton Krenak’s book, titled ‘Life is not useful.’ It’s a striking phrase from an unusual author. Ailton Krenak … Continue reading Life is not useful
Genesis has two accounts of humanity’s relationship to the rest of creation. In chapter one there’s the famous invitation to “fill the earth and subdue it.” To rule over every other … Continue reading Book review: Profit, by Mark Stoll
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