David Johnson

1 month ago | ssir.org | David Johnson

The week before Thanksgiving 2023, I flew to Orlando, Florida, to attend ARNOVA, the conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. This annual confab of academic scholars affords journalists like me a window into the latest thinking in civil-society research.

Nov 18, 2024 | ssir.org | David Johnson

What does it mean to own something? In The Second Treatise of Civil Government, the philosopher John Locke understands ownership in terms of extensions of the self. What we own, first and foremost, is our person. When we mix our labor with natural resources to create something of value, the product becomes something that belongs to us, that is proper to us. It becomes our property. This English notion of property continues to influence ideas of ownership.

Aug 30, 2024 | flipboard.com | David Johnson

"Damn if this sh** gonna be like this every night, I don't think I want to play no more" - Mike Bibby on how Scottie Pippen welcomed him to NBAOne full-court press by Pippen was enough for Bibby to realize the NBA is a different beast. A player can prepare as hard as he can for the rigors of …

Aug 29, 2024 | ssir.org | David Johnson

We editors at SSIR do not publish themed issues. We do not ask our community to write about a topic, such as impact investing or health care, for an upcoming magazine. Instead, we rely on our community to tell us the subjects that so enthrall their attention that they want to write about them for us. But as we ready a package of articles for an issue, a motif can sometimes emerge, as it did with this issue. The theme of our Fall 2024 issue is education.

Jun 19, 2024 | oneindia.com | David Johnson |Prakash Kl

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