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I remember Albert Bartlett warning us that exponential growth cannot go on forever. Vaclav Smil has said similar.
September 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I remember Albert Bartlett warning us that exponential growth cannot go on forever. Vaclav Smil has said similar.
It feels ironic that most civilization collapses the “peasants” are there afterward and the elite is gone.
August 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It feels ironic that most civilization collapses the “peasants” are there afterward and the elite is gone.
Ironically Davy Crockett was in favor of closing West Point when he was in Congress. He thought government should not pay to educate the rich sons of the planters (most of the cadets back then).
August 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Ironically Davy Crockett was in favor of closing West Point when he was in Congress. He thought government should not pay to educate the rich sons of the planters (most of the cadets back then).
I would support the idea that the Holocaust was the first genocide that used industrial methods. The Khmer Rouge and Rwanda unfortunately show it is repeatable.
July 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I would support the idea that the Holocaust was the first genocide that used industrial methods. The Khmer Rouge and Rwanda unfortunately show it is repeatable.
Ironic that’s where many Americans have bought property to obtain second passports.
June 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Ironic that’s where many Americans have bought property to obtain second passports.
Bleach Blanket Bingo?
June 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Bleach Blanket Bingo?
I remember Willis Carto and his Spotlight on the News show. Now I am both concerned and feeling very old.
May 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I remember Willis Carto and his Spotlight on the News show. Now I am both concerned and feeling very old.
Also the post office is in the Constitution. I thought strict constructionists would be more supportive 🤔
May 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Also the post office is in the Constitution. I thought strict constructionists would be more supportive 🤔
Also Pres Obama expanded use of executive orders. Norms were cracking before Pres Trump.
May 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Also Pres Obama expanded use of executive orders. Norms were cracking before Pres Trump.
Yes many designs out there. Let’s hope some get built.
May 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Yes many designs out there. Let’s hope some get built.
The Koreans, Japanese, and Russians continued to work on various advanced designs. Natural gas was very cheap for a long time and put nuclear on the back burner.
May 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Koreans, Japanese, and Russians continued to work on various advanced designs. Natural gas was very cheap for a long time and put nuclear on the back burner.
Yes Nixon killed a lot of research. We will see if China can develop better corrosion resistance. Oak Ridge used Hastelloy which is an expensive alloy used for the SNAP10A space reactor. Thorium is also harder to breed than U238.
May 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yes Nixon killed a lot of research. We will see if China can develop better corrosion resistance. Oak Ridge used Hastelloy which is an expensive alloy used for the SNAP10A space reactor. Thorium is also harder to breed than U238.
The thorium reactor is the molten salt design. The core is a fluid rather than solid. The US also gave them up since the fluid is corrosive and requires fancy alloys. Now that CO2 is a concern, alternative reactors are back again.
May 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The thorium reactor is the molten salt design. The core is a fluid rather than solid. The US also gave them up since the fluid is corrosive and requires fancy alloys. Now that CO2 is a concern, alternative reactors are back again.
History Hit and Planet Critical
April 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
History Hit and Planet Critical
My father served in WWII and I recall taking him to an event honoring the code talkers. They were an important part of our history and deserve remembrance and commemoration.
March 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My father served in WWII and I recall taking him to an event honoring the code talkers. They were an important part of our history and deserve remembrance and commemoration.
So far it’s very good. Thx for writing it!
March 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
So far it’s very good. Thx for writing it!
There was a brand Thorets, but not sure they exist anymore.
March 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
There was a brand Thorets, but not sure they exist anymore.
I am tempted to read Ezra Klein’s book. Still it seems Gaya Herrington is right that we are getting close to real limits that would entail a different definition of “abundance”.
March 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I am tempted to read Ezra Klein’s book. Still it seems Gaya Herrington is right that we are getting close to real limits that would entail a different definition of “abundance”.
Ezra Klein often has segments on AI.
March 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ezra Klein often has segments on AI.
We have gone from FDR and Reagan to the Jerry Springer Show. 😔
February 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We have gone from FDR and Reagan to the Jerry Springer Show. 😔
Speak to the public on our nation’s real needs instead of the Shakespearean tale of sound and fury we have heard so far.
February 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Speak to the public on our nation’s real needs instead of the Shakespearean tale of sound and fury we have heard so far.