The Dewdrop World is a Dewdrop World, and yet, and yet….. The Ethereal Nature of CollapseFrom “The Seneca Effect,” June 27 2022Jul 4, 2022482Jul 4, 2022482
The Saddam Trap: Winning by CheckmateThe game of chess is not supposed to be a realistic simulation of a battle. But, on one point, it may provide a fundamental hint: wars are…Jun 22, 20222Jun 22, 20222
The lockdown in China: if the powerful are doing something that looks stupid, is because whatever…I received several comments on my post “The Shanghai Lockdown: a Memetic Analysis,” and I think that some were so interesting to be worth…Jun 11, 202244Jun 11, 202244
Propaganda and the Fall of the Western EmpireThis painting by Konstantin Vasiliev (1942–1976) celebrates the great patriotic war of 1941–1945 (Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́). It is a…Jun 1, 20221921Jun 1, 20221921
The Age of Exterminations, VIII: How to destroy EuropeFrom “The Seneca Effect”May 29, 20221071May 29, 20221071
God is dead, and Gaia is not that well either. Who Remains to Defend Humankind?Meeting the Goddess Gaia in a Supermarket, Italy. Frankly, as a mystical experience, it left much to be desired.Apr 5, 202225Apr 5, 202225
How to keep gasoline prices low: bombing your gas stationAn Italian fighter plane (note the “fasci” symbols on the wings) shot down in England in November 1940 during the bombing campaign mounted…Jan 24, 202299Jan 24, 202299
The Rise and Fall of Scientism. Do we Need a new Religion?What is religion, exactly? Hieratic monks singing their hymns? Fanatics performing human sacrifices? Old ladies praying the rosary…Jan 3, 202273Jan 3, 202273
Propaganda: the Doom of the Western EmpireThis painting by Konstantin Vasiliev (1942–1976) celebrates the great patriotic war of 1941–1945 (Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́). It is a…Dec 28, 202181Dec 28, 202181
The Secret of the Long Life of a Good HolobiontLiliana Lippi, my mother in law, died last month at 101. You see her in a picture taken for her 101th birthday, last July. with her two…Dec 25, 202160Dec 25, 202160