The natural world is a feast of color and pattern, but what is it all for? An orange tiger seems awfully conspicuous stalking its prey. Why not hide in the foliage with green or brown fur? Multiple species of tiny yellow damselfish swim over and around coral reefs. How do they mate with the right… Continue reading David Attenborough’s Life in Color – Issue 107: The Edge
Green Bonds Can Leave Issuers in the Red
To achieve the Biden administration’s blueprint for solar energy and focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation, state and local governments and companies may need access to capital. The same is true for international governments and corporations committed to the COP26 goals of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Green bonds, which raise capital… Continue reading Green Bonds Can Leave Issuers in the Red
BofA Is Bearish On Markets Ahead Of The 2022 “Rates Shock”
For those who have been following BofA CIO Michael Hartnett’s sometimes disjointed thoughts and observations, dutifully jotted down in his weekly Flow Show report (and summarized here), it will come as no surprise that the Bank of America strategist has been turning decisively bearish in recent months (see BofA Chief Strategist: Markets Are About To… Continue reading BofA Is Bearish On Markets Ahead Of The 2022 “Rates Shock”
Can a Friend be a Spiritual Director?Is Anyone too Old to be Directed?
Editor’s note: This post was first published on 5/5/2012. Dear Dan, I’ve been going to spiritual direction for several years with a good friend. At her suggestion I have recently begun seeing a Catholic counselor to deal with issues from my past which have made it difficult for me to progress spiritually, to trust God,… Continue reading Can a Friend be a Spiritual Director?Is Anyone too Old to be Directed?
What Is Tax Loss Harvesting?
What is Tax Loss Harvesting? Tax loss harvesting is when an investor sells a position at a loss to help offset capital gains tax liabilities at the end of the year. To understand what tax loss harvesting is, let’s create a hypothetical portfolio. It’s December 15, and the following is your portfolio: Here’s… Continue reading What Is Tax Loss Harvesting?
Global Emissions Rebound to Pre-COVID Levels
When COVID-19 disrupted the world’s economies last year, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel use fell by two billion metric tons. As some of the lead scientists of the Global Carbon Project (an international group that tracks greenhouse gas emissions), we wrote about how to keep this emissions drop going, including how COVID… Continue reading Global Emissions Rebound to Pre-COVID Levels
The Values Choice Movement Comes before the Supreme Court
The present national debate over the indoctrination of public school students in controversial theories and practices — such as Critical Race Theory and social and emotional learning — and the desire of objecting parents to seek relief, may give rise to a values choice movement. After all, the liberty interest and ultimate concern at stake when parents choose an education for their… Continue reading The Values Choice Movement Comes before the Supreme Court
Texas AG Accuses Biden Admin Of Creating Border Crisis As Large Migrant Caravan Approaches
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused the Biden administration of not following federal laws and “inviting” illegal migrants by changing policies meant to discourage them from entering the country. Paxton’s comments come as a migrant caravan with almost 3,000 Haitians and Central Americans reportedly departed Tapachula, Mexico late last… Continue reading Texas AG Accuses Biden Admin Of Creating Border Crisis As Large Migrant Caravan Approaches
St. Nicholas and the Byzantine Monks of Northern California
Anthony Lilles Anthony Lilles, a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, completed his graduate and post-graduate studies in Rome at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas. He and his lovely wife, Agnes, are blessed with three children and live in California, where he is the Academic Dean, and Associate Professor of Theology, St. John’s Seminary,… Continue reading St. Nicholas and the Byzantine Monks of Northern California
How to Build a Society for All to Enjoy – Issue 107: The Edge
Structuresstructure (noun): the arrangement of or relation between the parts of something complex; the organization of interrelated elements. 1. My partner trained as an architect, and now he is cursed. His curse is not just working like an architect works, with grueling hours and implacable clients, although that’s true. His curse is seeing like an… Continue reading How to Build a Society for All to Enjoy – Issue 107: The Edge