Energy, Progress, and the Future We Can Afford

by M.K.Sudarshan July 4, 2026: Chennai, India An exploration of civilization’s hidden dependence on energy, the warnings of Robert J. Gordon, and the possibility that the future will be more advanced yet less abundant than the age that came before. The Hidden Axis of Civilization There is a strange and revealing fact about human civilization:Continue reading “Energy, Progress, and the Future We Can Afford”

How to make sense of Bibi-Trump’s meaningless two wars on Iran

After I heard President Donald Trump’s April 7, 2026, Truth Social post laying bare the stakes for Iran and the whole world: “A whole civilization [will] die tonight never to [be] brought back… complete demolition by 12 o’clock… over a period of four hours”, I for one even in faraway Chennai, India couldn’t help feelingContinue reading “How to make sense of Bibi-Trump’s meaningless two wars on Iran”

The roots of Xenophobia are psycho-biological not cultural

In today’s world we see increasingly peoples of different countries hurl the word “xenophobic” as a term of abuse against each other. Xenophobia is regarded as a cultural trait. Is it ? The dictionary defines Xenophobia as “fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.” Wherefrom does suchContinue reading “The roots of Xenophobia are psycho-biological not cultural”