Last night I read a column at StarTribune.com that got me thinking again about our idea of what sustainability is and how we share that idea with others.

The disappointment in this column is author Katherine Kersten’s failure to make clear that sustainability will never lead to tyranny. Unfortunately, a great opportunity was lost to really clarify some definitions. Specifically, her sloppy follow-up on her question of the actual meaning of “sustainability” created all the room in the world for misinformation and holes in reasoning.
Institutions can usher in …