Public Citizen ~ Larry Barnett

Larry Barnett Larry Barnett lives in Sonoma where he was elected to three terms on the City Council and served twice as Mayor. A thirty-three-year resident, he currently serves as Chair of Sonoma's Planning Commission. He has been married for 48 years, has two daughters and three grandchildren.

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Taking care of business

Posted on September 19, 2023
Taking care of business

While walking down a busy street the other day I felt reminded of leaf cutter ants. Leaf cutters leave their jungle nest each day... Continue

Should public hate speech be illegal?

Posted on September 11, 2023
Should public hate speech be illegal?

Our American culture famously celebrates freedom of expression. Freedom of speech is invoked as a catch-all justification for the... Continue

It’s all Greek to us

Posted on September 2, 2023
It's all Greek to us

Are you a Stoic or an Epicurean? Maybe you’re a Cynic, or a combination of all three. However you think of yourself, it’s likely... Continue

The opposite of woke

Posted on August 28, 2023
The opposite of woke

The word “woke” is getting lots of airtime these days. The GOP uses it derisively as an insult, indicating that woke is synonymous... Continue

Dharma Barbie

Posted on August 21, 2023
Dharma Barbie

While headed to our town’s historic one-screen movie house the Sebastiani Theatre to see Barbie, in walking meditation I purposefully... Continue

Enough?

Posted on August 16, 2023
Enough?

In a recent essay about how consumerism is ecocide, I introduced the topic of “enough,” that unless humanity can stem its seemingly... Continue

An ugly cost of green energy

Posted on August 2, 2023
An ugly cost of green energy

As per usual, we’re rushing into adopting new technologies without considering the true costs or ramifications. The explicit order,... Continue

When the hypothetical becomes real

Posted on July 26, 2023
When the hypothetical becomes real

The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that a web designer is entitled to refuse to create a website for a same-sex... Continue

Turn on, tune in, be woke

Posted on July 17, 2023
Turn on, tune in, be woke

Is today’s anti-woke movement just a continuation of the anti-hippie movement that began in the 1960s? At that time, the collision... Continue

Consciousness without intellect

Posted on July 1, 2023
Consciousness without intellect

In a previous column about consciousness, I proposed that it is a matter of degree, stretching from the microscopic to the macroscopic,... Continue


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