Alex Dobrenko

Maybe I myself am aggressive and hopelessly narrow and that’s the problem. But I don’t think so. I think that right now, I’m just trying to figure out how much of myself I can give, and who I should be giving it to.

The purpose of the book is to present a moral defense of material progress, and a framework the progress movement can use to understand what we are doing and why. It will present a bold, ambitious vision of a future that we want to live in and will be inspired to build. It will acknowledge, even embrace, the problems of progress, and point towards... See more

Working together can also be an extremely enriching and sobering experience. It is enriching because people learn, gain traction, motivation and a sense of meaning. It’s sobering because it provides a real-world test to the quality and strength of the coordination fabric your group has been building, stripping away the relative comfort of... See more

As someone who was born in the States but partially raised in a series of other countries, I’ve always found the sheer uncompromising force of American morality to be mesmerizing and terrifying. Despite our plurality of influences and beliefs, our national character seems inescapably informed by an Old Testament relationship to the notions of good... See more

My hosts explained that corrugated paperboard is a “mature industry.” International Paper has research labs that develop new packaging architectures and materials — ClimaShield® coatings for water resistance; SpaceKraft® for bulk liquids; “bliss boxes” to prevent leaks — but “most of the innovation,” said communications manager John Carmichael, “is... See more