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The Long View 2006-02-24: Future Teeth; The Golden Mosque; The Two Wicked Cities

John Reilly mentions William S. Lind in this post, because Lind repeatedly predicted defeat for the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. John predicted victory, and some kind of friendly democratic government in both countries. What actually happened is somewhere in-between. Lind's predictions of defeat were too dire,

The Long View: Staring into Chaos

You can't get a much better summary of the strengths of the early metahistorians than this: They suggest that basic science will be exhausted, though applied science will still have possibilities. They all expect that the vital elements in society will be increasingly religious, though a fossil secular

The Long View 2006-02-21: Media White Noise; Democracy the Panacea; The Ultimate Question

Twelve years later, it is hard to believe how many people really believed that toppling Middle Eastern dictators and introducing democracy would bring peace. It is a little easier since I was among them. Media White Noise; Democracy the Panacea; The Ultimate Question Quoting Glenn Reynolds probably just encourages him,

Galactic Outlaws: Galaxy's Edge #2 Book Review

Galactic Outlaws: Galaxy's Edge #2 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Kindle Edition, 308 pages Published July 13th 2017 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B072SHG4TG Anspach and Cole surprised me a bit. After Legionnaire, I thought I knew what to expect out of this series. It turns

The Long View 2006-02-17: Behaviorism; VP Picks; Mohammed: Messenger of God

It is a little silly to claim that mathematics is a product of brain structure. You might get further saying the reverse, but even that probably isn't quite right in isolation. Behaviorism; VP Picks; Mohammed: Messenger of God The next time you hear someone try to explain that

The Long View 2006-02-14: Hoax, War, Anger, Appeasement, Separation

In late 2005 and early 2006, John Reilly often referenced or quoted the pseudonymous Spengler ["that Spengler"] who wrote for the Asia Times. John dropped hints that he knew his real identity, including that he was a former Lyndon LaRouche disciple. In retrospect, I feel like Goldman had

The Art of Coco Book Review

Foreword by John Lasseter, Introduction by Lee Unkrich, Introduction by Adrian Molina, Acknowledgements by Darla K. Anderson 160 pages ISBN 978-1452156439 I received this book for free as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers Program. Getting art books in the mail is fun. Getting beautiful books designed by Pixar about