A critical mass is created only when called into action by an advance scout alerted to an opportunity to make progress.

This single datum, if widely known, could transform economies into the least problematic feature of society.

Anything worth hiding by the few must also be worth knowing by the many.

Contradictions in American society increase the discomfort, leading to a tipping point; so many will want to know the worth of Earth, officials will have to add it up.

The best way to hide a treasure is to not let anyone know it exists.

Knowledge is always power, isn't it? The power to make life better for one and all. You'd think.

When data that is supposed to be public knowledge is not, it's good to know why. Official incompetence? Unawareness of relevance? What?

The worth of Earth is not just another pretty number. It's proof that nature and markets love us.

It's not just that economies cannot help but create a surplus. It's also that that abundance creates a lack—if not properly treated.

Both critics and fans of markets overlook what Adam Smith and others said about land.

Progressives alone won't win. It'll take an alliance with their erstwhile opponents, the libertarians, to win the most basic of all reforms—an income apart from our labor.

The inequality of wealth and income has become a meme loaded with danger.

It's not just that you're kept from knowing what they know. It's also that bad writers means bad thinkers.

The human brain easily sees problems but is not hardwired to instantly recognize solutions. One must think, not just react. Can we pull it off?

The failure to distinguish land from capital prevents most economists from “diagnosing problems, forecasting important trends, and prescribing solutions.”​

Mason Gaffney is keenly aware of the effect that land has on the economy and well-being. He has dedicated his life to teaching about it.

If MIT wakes up to the power of geonomics—of efficient land use from reform of public revenue flow—this phenomenal reform for good will win a new legion.

We’ve “been there and done that” so many times before. Yet, the endogenous cycle keeps returning, as soon as we find peace, and economic life returns to its even tenors.