God's Spies by Thomas Neuburger

Fire: Remaking the World, Remaking Ourselves

We have not only domesticated fire; it has domesticated us. Part 2 of our look at James Scott's 'Against the Grain'

Oct 15, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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September 2025

What Is a State? Why Do We Live in Them?

Part 1 of a series that looks at "Against the Grain" by James C. Scott

Sep 9, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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August 2025

Alfred McCoy: Controlling the 'World Island'

Using sea power to dominate Asia — Part Five of a series on McCoy's 'To Govern the Globe'

Aug 8, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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July 2025

Rethinking Collapse

What if collapse is the road to more humane life?

Jul 23, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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Book Club: New Focus and New Works

News of site enhancements

Jul 4, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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May 2025

Alfred McCoy: The British Empire and Scientific Racism

Justifying Western abuse in the 19th century — Part Four of a series on McCoy's 'To Govern the Globe'

May 9, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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March 2025

Alfred McCoy: A World in Transition and the Rise of Capital Rule

The Dutch encroach on the Spanish and Portuguese Empires — Part Three of a series on McCoy's 'To Govern the Globe'

Mar 14, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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February 2025

Alfred McCoy: The Quest for Global Control

The Iberian Age — Part Two of a series on McCoy's 'To Govern the Globe'

Feb 28, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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January 2025

Introduction: 'To Govern The Globe'

A view from the edge of the cliff

Jan 22, 2025 • Thomas Neuburger

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December 2024

Channeling Gore Vidal in a James Bond Book

A surprisingly radical take on America and WW II

Dec 27, 2024 • Thomas Neuburger

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November 2024

Violence and Responsibility in 'Ministry for the Future'

Under-appreciated themes in Kim Stanley Robinson's well-received climate novel

Nov 22, 2024 • Thomas Neuburger

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August 2024

Who Invented Syntax?

If the language of primates is grunts and groans, where did declensions and conjugations come from?

Aug 21, 2024 • Thomas Neuburger

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