Essays Businesses and state government relationships have become dysfunctional (This post originally appeared in various Messenger-Post Newspapers publications - but the formatting on their…BenjaminNovember 30, 2015
Essays In Praise of Chris Daly’s Hypocrisy (This article first appeared on SF Weekly) Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to…BenjaminAugust 3, 2015
Essays “Government” Isn’t a Technology and Can’t be Developed Like One It’s been a bad week for government and technology. It was revealed this week that…BenjaminJuly 30, 2015
Essays No Shortcuts to Social Justice Are you old enough to remember when “the Internet” was just getting big? Do you…BenjaminJuly 30, 2015
Essays The Common Good is Irrational Why don’t we work together for the common good? It’s a question that plagues every…BenjaminJune 30, 2015
Essays Hey Budget Cutters: Keep Your Hands Off High Culture The knives are out, ready to slit vocal chords, sever Achilles tendons, gouge out eyes…BenjaminJune 17, 2015
Essays How to Find Spirituality in a Nightclub I didn’t invent the connection between spirituality and nightlife. The Sufi poet Rumi beat me…BenjaminJune 17, 2015
Essays Why Can’t Radicals Protest JUST ONE THING At a Time? (This article first appeared in SF Weekly) To those of us who live in the…BenjaminJune 15, 2015