Author: Eric Helland
Colonizing the Inner Solar System
“post-truth”
On November 16, 2016 Oxford Dictionaries announced that “post-truth” had been selected as the word which, more than any other, reflects “the passing year in language.” It defines “post-truth” as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”
— Andrew Calcutt (UK) – 11/24/2016, 11:30 AM
How America became a superpower
caveat emptor
Is Donald Trump the greatest promoter since P.T. Barnum?
“Barnum and Trump each developed reputations as sharp dealers. They assume a world of caveat emptor, or buyer beware, and are boastful yet skillful debaters. They avoid outright lies — but structured misunderstandings stand as their métier.”
— Thomas Bender, Reuters
Magic
Civil Disobedience
Do political parties behave like gangs?
Et Populi
Anthropocene
The Anthropocene Epoch
The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age




