Party Over, Redux: The Case for Sacking Political Parties Has Only Gotten Stronger...
Two years ago I wrote this half formed. The argument was right. Here’s the sharper version, plus the blueprint nobody built.
Truth Decay by James Macleod
Serious analysis & blunt truth in a tone that's spicy, satirical & slightly panicked. Truth Decay delves into overlooked news & current affairs, offering fresh insight on politics, tech, economics, social trends & explaining the 'why' behind the headlines
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The Stupidest Thing We Grow...
Solar panels beat corn ethanol by a factor of thirty for land use and generate more power than the whole grid needs. So why do we keep growing fuel in a field.
Friendly Fire: What Merging With the IDF Will Actually Cost Western Soldiers.
We know about Five Eyes, now Congress is quietly looking to add a “Sixth Eye” with Israel. The IDF’s own casualty data shows exactly what that partnership will cost the soldiers standing next to it.
The farmer who milked the elites.
A true story about confidence, catastrophe, and how global power kept mistaking a nice accent for genius.
The Big Screen Trick: How to Catch AI Before It Catches You.
Deepfakes are good enough to fool you on your phone right now. Here’s the low-tech trick that still catches them — and the questions that catch everything else.
The Envoy Who Cried Genocide-Denial...
A government advocate told a Royal Commission the UN had disowned Gaza’s death toll. It hadn’t. That's what happens when the person pushing is already on the inside, and it isn’t unique to Australia.
Push, Push and Push Again.
Apologise, capitulate, self-censor — and it still isn’t enough. Inside the pattern that punishes even total compliance.
The Line That Moved.
Aboriginal Australians never crossed a border. Most Mexican Americans didn’t either. The line moved around them — and two education systems have spent generations making sure nobody notices.
Six Prime Ministers, One Long Scream: A Decade of Britain Eating Itself.
From Cameron's austerity to Starmer's resignation, the UK is about to crown its seventh leader in ten years. Here's who broke what, and in what order.
Hamas Just Blinked. Israel Just Moved the Goalposts. Again.
Gaza dissolved its government for peace. Israel expanded the buffer zone instead. This is what “peace” looks like when only one side has to keep promises.