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Per Capita Davis: We have arrived at a reckoning

by John Mott-Smith February 10, 2021

The word “reckoning” can be used in more than one way. It can be defined as “the action or process of calculating or estimating something,” as in “I reckon that boat won’t float.” For my purposes with this column, it can also be defined as,…

Climate Impacts, Inspiration

Per Capita Davis: Sickness and the pandemic

by John Mott-Smith April 28, 2020

It may be just my opinion, but it seems there’s a sickness that has taken hold in our country. There’s also a pandemic. The pandemic attacks the lungs. The sickness attacks the brain. The pandemic interferes with breathing. The sickness interferes with thinking. The pandemic…

Community, Inspiration

Per Capita Davis: Two elephants in the room

by John Mott-Smith April 14, 2020

At the risk of inflicting my internal turmoil on you, I confess to a huge ambivalence in making any connection between the pandemic and the climate crisis. Do we really need two elephants in the room at the same time? One that has been with…

Community, Inspiration