20 February 2026 Nearly a century and a half ago, a change was made to the corporate law which would eventually change the way business is done all over the world.  The full ramifications of the change are only now coming to light as we confront the collapse of our climate system and the implications of the development of artificial intelligence (AI).   Over the past two years I’ve written much about how that change in the law has left our planet exposed to companies emitting

By Robert C. Hinkley 15 February 2026 Today, the world justifiably worries about climate change, the division caused by social media and the unfathomable harms which may be inflicted by artificial intelligence. Government seems frozen, unable to stop it, while the companies involved continue on unimpeded and their high flying owners become incredibly rich. The persistence of these problems has a common source:  the removal of boundaries on corporate greed starting nearly 150

1 February 2026 To Avert Climate Change The vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions come from a relatively few number of corporations that won’t stop emitting because it would cost them large amounts of money.  Their directors know that wouldn’t be in their company’s best interests.  Their decision to continue, despite the severe harm they know their companies are inflicting, can be directly tied to the mistake governments made many generations ago regarding how corporate d