How Cynical Empire Destroys the Conditions for Political Progress

When the Trump administration speaks of “peace” in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it does so with a striking bluntness. There is little pretense of

‘The Handbook on Humanitarian Crises is a timely analysis of the subject with a very good balance of basic concepts, in-depth case studies on current crises, and emerging risks. I am confident that it...

ATF is just one of several federal law enforcement agencies that have felt a notable impact on normal duties while assisting with the immigration mission, a CNN review has found.

Podcast Episode · Give and Take · 09/09/2025 · 53m

Has the convergence of climate change, information technology, and human progress set the stage for a global mind that can reverse environmental damage?

Gaia Wakes: Earth’s Emergent Planetary Consciousness in an Age of Environmental DevastationTopher McDougal, Agenda Publishing, £25IT’s often said that Earth is the only known haven for life in the cos...

Author Topher McDougal discusses the dilemma of writing a book that doesn't fall into an easily recognizable genre.

The president had been waiting for this made-for-TV clash that allows the administration to ‘manufacture’ a crisis

A planetary brain driven by AI: fiction or a possible future? The "Gaiacephalos hypothesis" explores how Earth could gain global consciousness.

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Some of the same people caught illegally trafficking firearms across the border to Mexico are also selling illicit drugs, including fentanyl, meth and heroin.

Independent gun dealers supplied 83% of crime guns seized in Mexico and traced back to purchases in the US. Chain stores supplied the other 17%.

Gun traffickers buy firearms at gun dealers in the U.S. and transport them across the border to Mexico, where it is much harder to buy guns.

Podcast Episode · The Deep Dive · 05/15/2025 · 1h 4m

Avoiding the rise of dystopian tech oligarchs may require recognizing the sentience and rights of AI

"My contention is that Earth may, if we are lucky and diligent and clever enough, grow an emergent superconsciousness."

Here are 14 books by authors on and of the West, including So Many Stars, The Words of Dr. L, and The Last Great Dream.

Discover Gaia Wakes by Professor Topher McDougal at a special book launch event exploring AI, global technology, and the awakening of planetary consciousness. Reserve your spot for this free, public t...

Climate change's profound reshaping of conflict dynamics is already underway. The question facing humanity now is not whether we will confront these pressures, but how we will choose to do so.

Climate change's profound reshaping of conflict dynamics is already underway. The question facing humanity now is not whether we will confront these pressures, but how we will choose to do so.

As the pace of change accelerates, Topher McDougal explores how today’s leaders can prepare for a future where AI is no longer just a tool, but a planetary collaborator.

Gaia Wakes by Topher McDougal makes the bold prediction that the planet itself may soon awaken as a unified, intelligent entity.

We test the hypothesis slavery started declining in the United States not due to fossil fuel-driven industrialization but the exploitation of the bioenergy reserves of the world's largest animals. We...

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Europe is on the “cusp of peace,” US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, crediting Donald Trump’s push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has

Others have already proven, and will continue to prove, both more knowledgeable and more insightful than myself on this topic. But the present moment may be

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