David IsraelStrange goings on at the Euro Cup show you how conservatives operateSo in the 47th minute of the Spain versus England Euro Cup final, Spain gets the go ahead goal with an assist by just turned 17 the day…Jul 15Jul 15
David IsraelAdam Kirsch gets transhumanism all wrongThis article misses two really big realities of transhumanismMay 22May 22
David IsraelConservative culture doesn’t conserve anythingThe problem is the disconnect between a headline like Japan’s new births fall to record low in 2023 as demographic woes deepen and a…May 16May 16
David IsraelWhat happens when technology creates real differences?Imagine the Capulets can afford technology that allows them to live past 120 years old and the Montagues cannot. Or that the Montagues…Apr 23Apr 23
David Israel3 Body Problem (Netflix) doesn’t understand sentience — contains 2nd episode spoilersIn the 2nd episode of Netflix’s 3 Body Problem (yes mild spoilers for that episode), Ye Wenjie confronts the girl who killed her father…Mar 26Mar 26
David IsraelWhy Capitalist Corporations are Failing and What’s NextSocial hierarchies don’t have to be zero sum but when they are perceived that way things get ugly. For instance a more educated populace…Feb 281Feb 281
David IsraelBenefits of the end of certaintyFour years after Francis Fukuyama declared the end of history in 1992, nobel prize winner in chemistry, Ilya Prigogine, declared La Fin des…Feb 15Feb 15
David IsraelHumanity is not that simple — a response to Mitch TrachtenburgIn a comment on How to Quit Capitalism Mitch writes:Feb 10Feb 10
David IsraelHumans must choose between freedom and sentience and our world hangs in the balanceIn the Philosophy of Freedom Rudolf Steiner postulatesFeb 7Feb 7