There is a lot of talk about population exchange, mass migration, not sending their best, etc. To put it bluntly, it is clearly not the rocket scientist who →
A narrow window of opportunity – the agony of the American Empire, and the world that caught up with it
Others have said it better than me, but it bears repeating. The US had a narrow window of opportunity to shape the world at the turn of the →
On food craze, consumerism, everyday stress and more
There is much to complain about in society, often including ideologies and systemic failures. It’s almost as if we want to elevate the problems so high that it →
Transition
Historians usually talk about transitional or intermediate periods. These include ancient Egypt and the time between the different kingdoms. And the period between the Bronze Age and the →
Modernism – liberation, ugliness or scam?
Modernism is a cultural, aesthetic and architectural phenomenon that can sometimes be oversimplified as primitivism, cubism and the search for something different. At least that’s how it started. →
Dinosaurs have taken over
When a species no longer has any natural enemies, its evolution tends to take strange forms. Take for example the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which lived 66-68 million years ago. →
The plastic-baggery
Several Western countries have now banned plastic bags. In fact they are not actually banned, but only in certain specific contexts. It is not allowed to sell them →
Gynocracy
Words and tone are increasingly important, so that we don’t hurt or say something that could be offensive. As if middle-aged women were running the world from a →
The myth that immigration is profitable
In Sweden, immigration has been sold as a win-win situation for society, at least in the past, that migrants would get jobs and contribute to taxes and growth. →
