Issue 3

Autumn 2012

5 articles · 67 min total reading time
Society

Don't Confuse What Is Legal With What Is Morally Right

Most people think of themselves as being “law abiding” citizens. People admonish those that break the law and feel that it is reasonable that transgressors should pay the consequen…

4 min read Audio
Global Balance of Power

Rome Vs. Persia And The Transfer Of Strategic Technologies To China

China is a master at forcing western companies to hand over critical intellectual property in exchange for short term access to the Chinese market. History Future Now asks what are…

5 min read Audio
Global Balance of Power

The Rise of the West Was Based on Luck. That Has Run Out.

Many Westerners fret about the relative decline of the West. For over 500 years, since the successful conquest of the Americas by Atlantic Ocean facing power, influence and culture…

23 min read 4 charts Audio
Natural Resources

Roots: A Historical Understanding Of Climate Change Denial, Creationism And Slavery – 1629-1775

What do black slavery, creationism and climate change denial all have in common? In the US, at least, a biblical justification and a fascinating geographic overlap. We look at the…

10 min read 2 charts Audio
Society

What The History Of Immigration Teaches Us About Europe’s Future

Immigration is a political hot potato. It is hard to talk about it in the West without appearing to be uncaring at best or racist at worst. That is a problem as it is an important…

25 min read 4 charts Audio
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By Tristan Fischer. A lifelong fascination with history, science, and technology led to a simple observation: the deeper you understand how the past unfolded, the more clearly you can see the future. These essays trace historical patterns and technological trajectories to work out what comes next.

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