What Is Civilization Collapse? Humans are unlikely to face immediate extinction under foreseeable climate scenarios. Our species possesses technological capabilities, global communication networks, and a remarkable ability to adapt to changing conditions. Let’s lower the bar then to civilization collapse and define the term. Not talking about timeframes, could you explain what that term means […]
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Climate Change and Civilization Collapse
From Scissors and Glue Sticks to AI: A Lifetime of Publishing Through Technological Revolutions
by Daniel Brouse I recently had a conversation with an author who described the painstaking process of publishing a book decades ago. The manuscript was written on an early Amstrad word processor. Each section had to be printed, physically cut with scissors, and glued onto format sheets provided by the publisher. Every chapter was constrained […]
“The Waterfall House”: Passive Solar-Driven Heat Rejection Using Phase-Change Energy Transfer
DIY Cooling via Evaporative Roof Water Preface — Business and Environmental Ethics This is a “secret” invention Sidd and I developed some time ago. I call it secret not because it is proprietary in the usual sense, but because we tend to apply a fairly strict internal filter before releasing anything into the wild. Whenever […]
Smells Like a World War
The Irony of War: Strategic Contradictions in Trump’s Global Conflict War often exposes contradictions that would otherwise remain hidden in normal political discourse. In the current geopolitical moment, those contradictions are particularly stark. Policies pursued simultaneously by the United States under President Donald J. Trump are producing a series of strategic ironies: actions intended to […]
The Accidental Fascist Hunter
How a Climate Investigation Uncovered Ecofascist Networks Introduction This paper documents how an investigation into climate science denial led to the identification of ecofascist ideology embedded within elite networks. I did not set out to become what some now call a “fascist hunter.” The investigation began narrowly, focused on institutional influence and regulatory manipulation. It […]
“We’re Just Gonna Kill People”: A Moral Fail-Down at the Highest Office
On October 23, 2025, President Donald Trump told reporters he would not necessarily seek a declaration of war to go after drug cartels — adding in blunt language that “I don’t think we’re gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just gonna kill people. Okay? We’re gonna kill them. They’re gonna […]
Creative Destruction in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: How Endogenous Growth Theory Explains Today’s AI Stock Market Bubble
by Daniel Brouse October 13, 2025 The Theory: Innovation, Growth, and Creative Destruction Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt Nobel Prize winning work advanced what’s known as endogenous growth theory, which emphasizes that technological progress is not something that just happens outside the economy (“exogenously”) but rather emerges from within it — from incentives, […]
Trump Declares ANTIFA a Terrorist Organization: Confusion, Irony, and Misunderstanding
On September 22, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order designating ANTIFA as a domestic terrorist organization:White House Press Release Trump’s designation reflects a profound misunderstanding of modern protest movements, conflating loosely organized anarchists with ANTIFA and creating further confusion among the public and law enforcement. Anarchists vs. ANTIFAAnarchists are individuals who oppose centralized […]
Resistance 101
by C. Moore September 23, 2025 I’ve been getting a flood of questions about how to resist the Trump Regime: “What can I do?” in the midst of growing feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. My answer: focus on your strengths. Build a strong individual plan. Be resourceful. And sharpen your wits — because wit is […]
Words as Swords: Fighting Tyranny with Satire
by MootMuteSeptember 21, 2025 Moot Mute (Best Of).mp3Moot Mute (Best Of).mp4Moot Mute.mp3 Moot Mute.mp4 The new release of the day, “Mootmute,” was born from the flood of questions I keep hearing: “What can I do?” in the middle of this growing sense of helplessness and hopelessness. My answer? Focus on your strengths. Build a strong […]