With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
RFK Jr apologises after leaked phone call in which Trump seems to offer deal
Police were warned of Trump rally shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire, video shows
video of shooter on roof
Jonah Goldberg:
Column: The Trump assassination attempt leaves Biden with just one viable political option
Factchecking Project 2025 on Facebook
Geoengineering the climate could pose a new risk to the planet, U.N. fears.
Mark Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, called Trump “the Braveheart of our time.” (Recently, Robinson had given an address to a church in which he said, “Some folks need killing! It’s time for somebody to say it. It’s not a matter of vengeance. It’s not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It’s a matter of necessity!”)
In Trump’s Documents Case, Aileen Cannon Tells Jack Smith to Go Away
‘He’s Dangerous. So Is His Book.’
An Appalachian writer says Hillbilly Elegy played to bogus notions on the left and right about the impoverished region. The only thing that benefited was Vance’s political career.
JD Vance And Peter Thiel: What To Know About The Relationship Between Trump’s VP Pick And The Billionaire
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