I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
We can end overfishing sooner than I ever thought. Today, I met some people who have the power to end overfishing of our oceans. Fish farming – aquaculture – has been quietly but surely replacing wild caught fish in the diets of our lives. When I started in fisheries policy in the 1990s, fish farming … Read more
Books are amazing. Someone takes the time to provide useful lessons for not very much money. Often the author hands you a valuable lesson that saves you a lot of time. When a seasoned lobbyist or campaigner writes you get to tap into years of experience. Given how much you gain through sitting down with … Read more
If there is one book you should read this year, read this. It is an old one (1969) but is has stood the tests of time. The Best and the Brightest David Habersham shows you how easy it is for a country to get involved in a war, that they knew from … Read more
I enjoyed this piece in politico.com on the use of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals. Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, is making things difficult for US President Trump and his lawyer. You can watch him swatting Trump’s allies below. The politico piece is worth reading. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/09/michael-avenattis-rules-for-radicals-218329 Alinsky’s Golden Rules “Power is not … Read more