By The Honest Sorcerer, January 2025
Renewable energy is a myth. It is a delusion we tell ourselves when we want to ignore the painful realities that infinite growth on a finite planet is possible, that some day we are going to run out of fossil fuels.
By The Honest Sorcerer, November 2024 Diesel fuel is the linchpin of civilization. From agriculture to mining, or from transportation to construction, its continued supply is essential to maintain current consumption and population levels. If only it were as simple as simply drilling for more oil or finding an alternative. As globalization reaches its logical…
By The Honest Sorcerer, November 2024 Without diesel fuel — the lifeblood of transportation, agriculture, mining and construction — civilization would grind to a halt. Despite knowing for decades that the source of this fuel — oil — is a finite resource, we still haven’t been able to find a scalable replacement. What we have found ourselves in, instead, is a massive Ponzi…
I don’t know where to start in recommending Sarah Kendzior. She is a beautiful writer, an old soul, and an accomplished scholar. Her weekly essays have come to define my Sunday mornings as I indulge in a second cup of coffee and linger a little longer in bed. One minute she will be writing astutely…
As a species, we humans have gotten ourselves into a bit of a predicament. We are consuming irreplaceable resources at an ever-increasing rate while pushing the boundaries of our planet beyond their limits. No one seems to understand the complexities and implications of what is happening than the astute mind behind the newsletter The Honest…
If I were forced to limit my input of news and current events to just a single source, I would undoubtedly choose Heather Cox Richardson’s nightly newsletter that chronicles the day’s events in the context of American History. What started as a Facebook page — where Heather wrote a daily post to her friends —…
