Eric Shonkwiler

Eric Shonkwiler

Jan
25
Checking the Thermometer: Civil Strife, Government Contempt, and Climate Change

Checking the Thermometer: Civil Strife, Government Contempt, and Climate Change

I'm worried. Despite the existence of this newsletter, I'm not normally actively worried about things–that&
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Jan
18
The Unbearable Consumption of Being, pt. 3: Water Wars

The Unbearable Consumption of Being, pt. 3: Water Wars

While we touched on water consumption in the first iteration of this series, it merits its own deep-dive because soon
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Jan
11
The Government Isn't Getting Worse: Let Me Explain

The Government Isn't Getting Worse: Let Me Explain

It seems like there have been a spate of days in which Joe Biden's administration has made it
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Jan
04
January 6th, 2022 and What Comes After

January 6th, 2022 and What Comes After

It might just be me and my hatred of the cold, but I'm finding that I hate winter
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Dec
07
Holiday Break

Holiday Break

When/If will be taking a few weeks off while we all do our best to ignore our inboxes. Remember
Nov
30
The Unbearable Consumption of Being, pt. 2

The Unbearable Consumption of Being, pt. 2

I want to talk, once again, about the things that we use up. Last week we discussed the over–or
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Nov
23
The Unbearable Consumption of Being, Part 1

The Unbearable Consumption of Being, Part 1

Lately we've been talking a lot about supply chains, about food, and about the collision course we'
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Nov
19
Current Events Update/Reminders

Current Events Update/Reminders

I'm not going to dwell on or dissect what just happened. I think most of us expected it,
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Nov
16
Supply Chain Failures and Dual Power

Supply Chain Failures and Dual Power

Remember that old saying, "The best time to buy your Christmas presents was last year, the second best time
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Nov
09
Disrupting the New Normal

Disrupting the New Normal

Earlier in the pandemic there was a sense, I think, that COVID-19 had unified us—not in a good way,
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