Larry Barnett lives in Sonoma where he was elected to three terms on the City Council and served twice as Mayor. He currently serves as Vice Chair of Sonoma's Planning Commission. He has been married for 47 years, has two daughters and three grandchildren.
America, the game of
So much about American life seems crazy right now, the gun fetish, the QAnon conspiracies, the rabid left and right, the science deniers.... Continue
When money talks, people listen
We live in a consumer society that underpins the world economy; money, it’s said, makes the world go ‘round. I could spend a entire... Continue
Moving to The City of Decline
Like any physical object used regularly, human bodies wear out; joints lose cartilage, cataracts develop, muscles get weaker, organs... Continue
Reversion to the mean
In statistics, ‘reversion to the mean’ is a term used to describe that observation of the extreme is followed by observation of... Continue
The evolution of All-About-Me
At the beginning of 20th century, coincident with the rise of high technology and the advancement of science – the telegraph,... Continue
Metaphorical Me
I am my mind and my body, and they are me. So it is that my self-consciousness imagines itself. My inner thoughts, unspoken but constructed... Continue
‘Malignant dissociative contagion’
This is what psychologist Sue Grand calls the type of psychological disturbance spreading across America and the world right now. It’s... Continue
We are fine, yes?
There are so many ways we tell ourselves that everything is going to be just fine. “We’re America,” we’re told, “there’s... Continue
California’s anti-democratic housing regulations
In its rush to solve a so-called housing crisis, actually a housing affordability crisis, California has disenfranchised the power... Continue
The Ins and Outs of Fast-Food
My wife and I offered to drive our granddaughter to an appointment in Santa Rosa, and as we neared the destination, we passed an In-N-Out... Continue
