Apr
17
An Intermission
I know that world events have people stressed. I'm stressed. But I don't want to
write
1 min read
Eric Shonkwiler
Apr
12
How to Survive a Nuclear War
Content Warning: This newsletter will speak in frank terms about the possibility
of a nuclear war. This is a very
7 min read
Apr
05
Multiple Breadbasket Failure
Content Warning: This newsletter will speak in frank terms about the possibility
of world hunger and starvation. This is a
6 min read
Mar
29
Climate Change: Faster and Worse
Content Warning: This newsletter will speak in frank terms about the IPCC report
[https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg2/] and its
8 min read
Mar
22
The Haber-Bosch Process; Or, Why 4 Billion People are Alive Today
Last week we touched on the Haber-Bosch process–it's the method by which we
mass-produce ammonia, which is
5 min read
Mar
15
Convergent Causes of Scarcity
There will be a broader-scoped climate change letter coming soon, (kinda late)
on the tail of the latest IPCC report.
5 min read
Mar
08
The Portland Protest Shooting: First Aid and Body Armor
First, I want to say thank you to the folks who shared this newsletter–we've got
a few
5 min read
Mar
01
The Threat of Nuclear War, and a Call for Assistance
Hey, folks. In lieu of a regular post this week I wanted to give myself a little
breathing room, and
2 min read
Feb
23
The Canadian Trucker Convoy
For over a month, Canadian roadways and cities (mostly Ottawa) were occupied, barricaded, and sound-barraged by truckers and other supposedly
5 min read
Feb
12
War, Sanctions, and Inflation
**I started on this piece a few weeks ago, and updated it yesterday to be more
contemporaneous. But, even with
5 min read