Observations on the human condition
On Saturday 20 September 2025, academics and historians are convening under the title INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR 9/11 (IHC9). Purposes: The Purpose of the IHC9 is to discover answers to the key questions still remaining from the tragic events of September 9, 2001. 1: Who authorized, planned and proposed the attacks of 9/11 and 9/9? … Read more
I was asked to comment on conflict in the world, with particular focus on the recent missile strikes on Iran. Hidayat TV Global Peace And Justice – 2025.06.26 (video 18 minutes 31 seconds) The full 41 minute discussion is available here; although it has the wrong title, the content is fine:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwV66lFuHY We are, albeit indirectly, … Read more
Since the evolution of institutional hierarchy (monarchy, oligarchy, clergy, representative democracies, corporations, NGOs etc,), men, women and children have been exploited – our energy and resources are harvested while we are conditioned into welcoming our participation in this abusive and destructive structure. Slavery is visibly exploitative; board, lodging and food are provided in return for … Read more
The work that started with the Critical Thinking project in 2012 continues and over the last few years has included deep exploration of money because it is the basis on which we organise ourselves. We tend to view most things through the prism of money. Money drives the three flaws in the global political economy: … Read more
Mark recommended The Great Taking. The Great Taking by David Rogers WebbWhat is this book about? It is about the taking of collateral, all of it, the end game of this globally synchronous debt accumulation super cycle. This is being executed by long-planned, intelligent design, the audacity and scope of which is difficult for the … Read more
This article was written for the Idler bi-monthly magazine but didn’t make the cut for the next issue although they’ve promised to publish an edited version on their letters page. An edit will inevitably miss some important facets of the full article; hence it is published here. I’ve been idling for a dozen years or … Read more
Those who’ve followed the work of Critical Thinking and this blog are probably aware that fundamental change is underway. The many perspectives we’ve explored all point in the same direction: the old order is collapsing and new structures are emerging. One of the biggest obstacles faced by individuals attempting to embrace these changes are their … Read more
I was asked to comment on the recent developments in Scottish and UK politics. Politics is theatre, a distraction, like most everything else that is put in front of us in both mainstream and alternative media, provoking excitement and consternation – fear – all round. We manifest what we focus on which is why our … Read more
Alex and I have published our latest paper, in the series on money and tokenisation, from which some new terminology has emerged. We refer to what has enabled men, women and families to thrive for millions of years up to today as proto sustainability. Proto sustainability relies on opensource knowledge to distil individual and communal … Read more