February 10, 2026
The hushing of the criticism of honest opponents is a dangerous thing. It leads some of the best of the critics to unfortunate silence and paralysis of effort, and others to burst into speech so passionately and intemperately as to lose listeners. Honest and earnest criticism from those whose interests are most nearly touched,—criticism of … Continued
February 2, 2026
There is a strange doubling in our times. On one hand, an over-inflation of sense-making: everything must be explained, processed, optimized, and made legible to algorithms and governance. On the other, a profound exhaustion of sense: the feeling that nothing makes sense anymore, that our categories are failing us, that the old maps no longer describe … Continued
January 25, 2026
There’s something deeply sad and utterly lonely in the quest for purity that characterizes contemporary supremacist gestures.
January 2, 2026
The Polish Rider by Rembrandt represents Youth gazing into the future. Bold, clear-eyed, without sentimentality. Aware of the dangers, yet without fear. David Boyle‘s reflections on the final chapter of E. F. Schumacher’s 1973 landmark book Small Is Beautiful, is dedicated to such young people
December 23, 2025
Thank you. The Schumacher Center’s 45 years of influence is because of members like you.
December 17, 2025
On November 22nd, 2025, the Schumacher Center gathered key leaders of the contemporary Bioregional movement in Great Barrington, MA to discuss strategies for financing the New Economy. Samantha Power and Tyler Wakefield, Co-Founders of BioFi Project, delivered the 45th Annual E.F. Schumacher Lecture, “The Promise of Bioregional Economies,” followed by a Q&A led by Schumacher Center board member, Alex Forrester.
December 9, 2025
The Schumacher Center is pleased to share an update on our colleague Greg Watson’s work with the World Grid Project.
December 1, 2025
The 45th Annual Schumacher Lectures with Samantha Power and Tyler Wakefield were described as a watershed event for the re-emergence of the Bioregional Movement. Once edited the video will be posted for all to view.
November 30, 2025
Some refer to Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov as the greatest novel ever written. It is the story of three brothers – the brilliant and cold Ivan, the dashing impetuous soldier Dmitri, and the gentle Alexey whom all love. Their profligate father is found murdered and all evidence points to Dmitri. He is apprehended at … Continued
November 18, 2025
Bioregionalists ponder the questions: “What conditions must be in place to encourage entrepreneurs to produce more goods intended for local markets? What is the role of citizens in fostering this shift from global to regional manufacturing?”
November 13, 2025
“The most effective means of local self-determination would be a well-developed local economy based upon the use and protection of local resources, including local human intelligence and skills. Local resources have little local value when they are industrially produced or extracted and shipped out. They become far more valuable when they are developed, … Continued
November 10, 2025
Our reading of the study guide, “Small is Beautiful Revisited…50 Years On“, revisiting Fritz Schumacher’s 1973 landmark text in light of our own time, draws to a close. The guide is a reflection of the deep affection its author, David Boyle, had for Schumacher and the new spirit he brought to the field of economics.