John is the founder of several successful Internet technology companies and has a keen interest in astrophysics. As a pragmatist of the world around him, however, he is both a critic and crusader on international politics and energy policy as it relates to our security and our impact on the global environment.
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Will the perils and politics of radical religion, limited future oil resources and massive public and private debt bring America to her knees? Are we in fact on the road to an apocalyptic future?
Are we doomed to suffer the collapse of our society and culture as past civilizations have? Jared Diamond's new book looks at the world's recent past to help us better understand our future.
Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers have in common? If you are fascinated by intriguing facts, the bestselling book Freakonomics just might make your list.
Is your current job less than fulfilling? If so, you are by no means alone. It turns out, about 80% of us are mismatched or underutilized to the jobs that we undertake everyday. The book Now, Discover Your Strengths, by Marcus Buckingham and Donald...
Chances are fairly good that you will have to have skin cancer surgically removed from your face during your lifetime. Is there an alternative to the knife?
Do environmentalists have a monopoly on our world-view of energy consumption? What if our consumption of energy is not the problem, but rather the actual solution to the problems we face? The Bottomless Well presents an alternative view of the world.

