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Consuming the Commons

Victor Margolin
Throughout history, people of privilege have always believed that they could live as they liked. Whether Emperor Augustus, Louis XIV, or the CEO of a successful dot,com, wealthy folks have viewed the world as a source of goods and services to which they were entitled either by virtue of asymmetric power,… Continue Reading →

September 12, 2007 2

The Limits of the Artificial

Victor Margolin
New developments in technology are moving faster than our ability to understand their biological and social consequences. From the age of mechanical invention, we arrived at the digital domain and have now moved on to the realm of biotechnology…. Continue Reading →

April 9, 2007 0

Children of the World Unite

Victor Margolin’s byline launches

February 27, 2007 2

On Reading Aristotle

The ethics of restraint

February 5, 2007 0

Casualties of the Bedding Wars

Victor Margolin
Hotels today compete for customers with an escalating array of comforts, offering everything from high-speed Internet to 24-hour in-room massage. Key to their identities as sanctuaries for weary travelers are the luxurious sleeping appointments they provide. Engaged in what have come to be known as “bedding wars,” hotel chains like Starwood,… Continue Reading →

June 25, 2006

Public Isolation

Victor Margolin's private thoughts on Public Space