We dare not relent lest the despotism we experienced only very recently be repeated and entrenched. We know now that it can happen, and that there is nothing inevitable about genuine progress. Our job now is to regroup and recommit to living free lives, never again believing that there are magical forces at work in the world that make our role as thinkers and doers unnecessary.
Forty Years of Freedom Slipped Away So Quickly Read Journal Article
What if the America you pledge allegiance to isn’t the one running the show? This investigation examines how America’s governance system fundamentally transformed since 1871 through a documented pattern of legal, financial, and administrative changes.
America’s Hidden Transformation Read Journal Article
The natural sciences have a significant destabilising effect on culture and society. This was noted by social thinker and futurologist Alvin Toffler decades ago regarding the disruptive consequences of the constant and rapid stream of novel discoveries and inventions.
Science, Society, and Stability Read Journal Article
Much has been made of the Netflix peri-apocalyptic yawner, Leave the World Behind, directed by Sam Esmail and produced by Michelle and Barack Obama. Most reviews focus on the supposedly contentious racial attitudes expressed in the film, the bizarre collapsing-world images, and the incomprehensible ending. But all of the focus on race, crashing planes, and errant flamingos misses the crux of Leave the World Behind: a fascinating peek into the psyches of its producers and their socio-political milieu.
What the Obamas Fear: The Rest of Us Read Journal Article
Technocracy would go further than merely using technical means to govern people, such as surveillance equipment or armoured cars for crowd control; in the true sense of the word technocracy, devices such as AI-robots would be the means of governance.
Technocracy, Fear-Mongers, and the Conspiracy Read Journal Article
The only choice is between nuclear abolition or cascading proliferation and guaranteed use. Proponents of nuclear weapons are ‘nuclear romantics’ who exaggerate the bombs’ significance, downplay their substantial risks, and imbue them with ‘quasi-magical powers’ also known as nuclear deterrence.
A Sceptic’s Take on the Nuclear Bomb Read Journal Article
While the inner world of the Truth Speaker might be our last refuge, even if we feel we have nothing else and are completely overpowered by fanatical totalitarians who deny us all other space and companionship, we need to think and act much bigger. We are not that small or downtrodden, nor as isolated. We can win, and we will.
New Thinking on Mass Formation Psychosis Read Journal Article
The battle we kicked off with the Great Barrington Declaration is hardly over. Make no mistake: it’s the ideas held in the public mind that drives this narrative of history, not ultimately industrial profits and not government power.
The Coup, the Calamity, and the Conspiracy Read Journal Article
In the last century, and then again in this century, the gift of the nutcracker broke. It is shattered beyond recognition today in many countries of the world, including what we used to call the free world. In the remainder of this century, it is up to us to put that beautiful toy back together again.
Why We Love the Nutcracker Read Journal Article
After vast data manipulation and looking at every conceivable policy and outcome, the researchers reluctantly come to an incredible conclusion. They conclude that nothing that governments did had any effect. There was only cost, no benefit. Everywhere in the world.
How Did a Small Group Do This? Read Journal Article
