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The Long View: TechGnosis

I kind of miss the nineties cyberspace speculations like the book John reviews here. The Internet turned out to be far more tawdry and commercial than anyone thought twenty years ago. TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information by Erik Davis Harmony Books, 1998 $25.00, 368

The Long View 2004-03-29: Unexpected Storms

Richard Clarke comes in again for more aspersions from John. I'm not Clarke deserved this, but I suppose it doesn't matter much now, even though it would seem that Clarke was probably more in the right. Of vastly more interest [to me] is John's

LinkFest 2016-07-15

The death cult of environmentalism I remember once an ardent environmentalist told me he would rather see my city burn to the ground rather than allow thinning of the forest. I've never forgotten that. Slaughter at the bridge: Uncovering a colossal Bronze age battle I can't

LinkFest 2016-07-05

England's Hour: A Review of 'The English and their History' by Robert Tombs An idea I've seen from writers across the political and ideological spectrum is that England developed a distinctive culture and position in the world due to *just enough* isolation. This book

LinkFest 2016-06-24

The War on Stupid People This has been clear [to me] for a very long time: most Americans confuse intelligence, a biological fact like height, with human importance. This is why being called stupid is an insult, and part of the reason why IQ research is so contentious. Barry Latzer

The Long View 2004-03-26: Other Paths to Power

When it comes to energy, I am as interested as the next guy in new technologies, but I have boundless skepticism, nay cynicism, about them all. As it turns out, the oil market predictions John copied here from the National Interest seemed pretty plausible for most of the last 15

LinkFest 2016-06-18

The All-American iPhone The amount of money you save by going overseas is smaller than you might think. More than enough to make it worth it, but small enough that different circumstances could alter the pattern of trade. Zootopia review This is pretty much the review I wanted to write.