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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XLII–Criticising ‘Renewables’ is Not a Sin
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XLII March 1, 2022 (original posting date) Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Criticising ‘Renewables’ is Not a Sin The following ‘contemplation’ follows on the heels of a discussion I began with another within a Facebook group I am a member of. The post and dialogue can be found here. Suffice it to […]
‘Playground of choice’: Iran mobilises to drive US troops out of Iraq
‘Playground of choice’: Iran mobilises to drive US troops out of Iraq The US has the cudgel of the American dollar to prevent its expulsion from Iraq, but will the Biden administration use it? When Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani arrived in New York City in September for the UN General Assembly, a delicate truce […]
Davos, Trust, and the End of “Comfortable Wolves”
Davos, Trust, and the End of “Comfortable Wolves” Last fall I poked the slumbering bear of the #ungovernble set by taking extreme umbrage with calling people “Sheeple.” For the record I absolutely detest that word. Instead I shot back with a very reflexive, “Bullshit!” There are very few things that trigger me more than consigning […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XL–The Road Not Taken
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XL February 19, 2022 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIX–Climate Change ‘Solutions’: Follow the Money
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIX January 29, 2022 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Climate Change ‘Solutions’: Follow the Money Another contemplation prompted by an email my mum sent me. This is a lengthier article than usual (and intended) since I added further points each time I proofread it… “This was sent to us from a college […]
Maersk Warns “Significant Disruptions To Global Shipping Network” As Red Sea Attacks Persist
Maersk Warns “Significant Disruptions To Global Shipping Network” As Red Sea Attacks Persist President Biden’s second week of military strikes against Iran-backed Houthi anti-ship missile bases and continued attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by the rebels have raised serious concerns about supply bottlenecks jeopardizing global growth. On Thursday, top container shipper AP Moller-Maersk sent […]
The End of the Colombian Age
The End of the Colombian Age Dusk over Oceania. Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash We are witnessing the end of an era in history spanning half a millennium; the end of Western dominance in geopolitics. For those who understand the role of resources and energy in economics, culture and politics, it comes as no surprise that […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIV–To EV Or Not To EV? One Of Many Questions Regarding Our ‘Clean/Green’ Utopian Future, Part 2.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIV Knossos, Greece (1988). Photo by author. To EV Or Not To EV? One Of Many Questions Regarding Our ‘Clean/Green’ Utopian Future, Part 2. In Part 1 of this two-part Contemplation I argue that the recent trumpeting of electric vehicle (EV) car sales as a prologue to their imminent mass adoption and possibly […]
Poland’s Obstruction In Nord Stream Pipeline Probe Raises Alarm For Investigators
Poland’s Obstruction In Nord Stream Pipeline Probe Raises Alarm For Investigators At this point, one might be forgiven for thinking that the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage is already ancient history. After all, mainstream media and prime time TV news coverage has by and large ‘moved on’ as soon as it became clear that Russia had nothing […]
Iran Warns Against US ‘Adventurism’ After Parking Cruise Missile-Armed Warship In Red Sea
Iran Warns Against US ‘Adventurism’ After Parking Cruise Missile-Armed Warship In Red Sea The Red Sea continues to grow busy with the presence of naval assets, as the West and its allies attempt to keep international shipping lanes open despite the threat of Houthi missiles and drones launched from Yemen. This has lately included nations such as […]
Today’s Contemplation CLXXIII–Human Ecological Overshoot: What to Do?
Today’s Contemplation CLXXIII Monte Alban, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Human Ecological Overshoot: What to Do? Today’s Contemplation is a very short comment I posted on The Honest Sorcerer’s latest piece. Yes, the grieving process must be travelled through to the end to reach ‘acceptance’ of our human ecological overshoot predicament. Some are just beginning this […]
Rome Was Eternal, Until It Wasn’t: Imperial Analogs of Decay
Rome Was Eternal, Until It Wasn’t: Imperial Analogs of Decay The tricky part is distinguishing the critical dependencies–those resources the empire literally cannot do without–from longer-term sources of decay and decline. In response to my recent post What If There Are No Analogs for 2024?, an astute reader nominated the Roman Empire as a fitting analog. Longtime […]
