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Finals Hours of the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fundraiser

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Chris Fountain

Many thanks to all of you who have made purchases in support of my fundraising effort for the United Way of Greater Houston flood relief. As I write this, there are just under 17 hours left before I match what has … Continue reading →

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Two Treatises of Government – Flash Sale

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Chris Fountain

I got a bit distracted with the Hurricane Harvey relief idea and forgot that today is my man crush, John Locke‘s, 385th birthday. To celebrate, I’m going to have a 24-hour half-off sale on Fountain Notes Vol. 008 – Two Treatises … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Harvey Relief

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Chris Fountain

Major catastrophes require a major response, and I’m sure we have all been wondering how best to help those whose lives have been upturned by Hurricane Harvey. I’ve decided the best way I can help is to use my products … Continue reading →

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Luddites and the battle for workers’ rights

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Chris Fountain

I never studied the Luddites, so this article by Michael Coren for Quartz was a good excuse to learn about them. However, he and Clive Thompson draw off-the-mark conclusions from the Luddite rebellion (Thompson’s article in Smithsonian). It appears that before … Continue reading →

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The Reeve Legacy: Who is a Great Person?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Chris Fountain

Just a short anecdote for you today: After the recent death of Robin Williams, a story circled around about how he went in to visit Christopher Reeve before spinal surgery in 1995 to cheer up his old Julliard classmate as only Robin … Continue reading →

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Honduras: The Dark Side

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Chris Fountain

I do a good job of glossing over the negatives of living here when I report back to the folks up north. Mostly, that’s because people already have the impression that things are much worse than they actually are, at … Continue reading →

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Busy brain and breakthroughs

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Chris Fountain

I don’t think it was any coincidence that THE night after I finally found a lawyer who could take care of my temporary residency and get extensions on my passport…that was the night I had my breakthrough idea for how … Continue reading →

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