Poetry - Song Lyrics

My Troubles

My troubles don’t come from my lover She’s wise and kind and true My troubles don’t come from working folks doing all that we can do My troubles don’t come from from past mistakes or knowing history My troubles come from liars trying to trash democracy My troubles don’t come from children or from those who have the least My troubles don’t come from old folks who deserve a few years of peace My troubles don’t come from nature or lands left wild and free My troubles come from tyrants trying to bring back tyranny My troubles don’t come from […]

Journal

Why the domineering fail

The energy and attention required to cooperate is fundamentally different — usually, at odds — with the energy and attention it takes to dominate. This is why overtly domineering leadership is never optimal, and usually toxic, for cooperative social goals like peace, prosperity, shared meaning.