Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life.
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“With an amazingly useful way of thinking and acting, Most Good, Least Harm is multi-faceted in its utility….The innovation in this book is…spreading a message of being socially, politically, and environmentally conscious when making decisions.”
~ Jordan Dacayanan, Sacramento Book Review
My 16-year-old son, Forest, broke his leg during a soccer game a couple weeks ago, and he had to have surgery the next day. He’s in a full length cast for the next eight weeks and will require a six month recovery. Not only is soccer season kaput, but also basketball season and possibly tennis [...]
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I’ve been reading Daniel Goleman’s Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. It’s a great book, and I highly recommend it. It’s so helpful to the MOGO-inclined, not only because it spells out the impacts of everyday things, but also because it articulates so well the need for [...]
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I’ve been reading many opinions about Roman Polanski’s recent arrest for his admitted statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl, Samantha Geimer , over thirty years ago and his fleeing the country when his plea bargain seemed it might fall through. So many people have come to Polanski’s defense. One op-ed in particular, written by Robert [...]
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