Archive
Besides his books, Bill has written a variety of poems, short stories, opinion pieces, and more.
Human Rights and the Human Migration
Two predicates for civil society and peace in our world – neither of which we’ll see in our lifetimes – are widespread, localized legal and judicial systems that support social...
Mental Health is Not a Black Hole
NASA defines a black hole as… “a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been...
We Can Do Better Helping Vermonters In Need (It’s Not About Money)
How does a tiny state with a $5.5 billion budget – half of which is allocated to help struggling people and communities, a philanthropic community that contributes almost $3M to...
Vermont’s Next Governor – Why It Matters
The national media’s rife with bread-and-circus candidates of every ideological stripe and I.Q. and that’s gotten me thinking about what I’ll want to see in Vermont’s next governor. There are...
An Equitable Flow of Profits
A market vertical is the integration of related goods and services in an effort to control a specific sector of the market. A more critical business vertical, however, is the...
The Thin White Line
In the early-mid-19th century the British East India Trading Company maintained large poppy farms and opium factories in India to supply their growing market in China. When the Chinese defended...
No Man Is an Island – John Donne, 1624
The Solstice Holidays are a time for us to pause and think about who we are, our purpose on earth, and where we reside in the universe of religious tradition,...
Comments to Chamber Meeting of Business, Non-profit and Legislative Leaders 12/16/15
In opening, I’d like to make just a couple of points. They are similar to the points I made to your Legislative Commission on Government Efficiency. There are three legs...
Sexual Behavior
Any male not now asking himself about his own behavior towards woman and children is extending the risk to both into future generations. Sexual abuse rolls forward from generation to...
The Curse of Instruction Manuals
When I was young, cursing was frowned on in our family. I was raised a Catholic and it was a mortal sin to take the Lord’s name in vain. But...
The Drug Scourge: A More Effective Strategy
A substantial amount of money is poised to address the issue of Vermont’s bloom in opiate addiction. And this time, I hope we’ll do something more effective than having agencies...
