When Western Civilization began to form at about 500 AD1, it was full of purpose. In particular, it was devoted to bringing the light of Christ into the world: to overcome the ancient darkness and to replace it with righteousness. But please don’t imagine that when I say “bringing the light of Christ” and “500 AD,” I’m talking about the reign of … [Read more...]

It’s really just a matter of time; the working man’s deal with his overseers is half dead already. But there’s still inertia in the system, and even the losers are keeping the faith. Hope dies slowly, after all. Nonetheless, the deal is collapsing and a new wave of robots will kill it altogether. Unless the overseers can pull back on technology … [Read more...]