The Moment Power Chose Itself
America's Moment of Undisputed Leadership
Musings
Musings
Through thought provoking articles, essays, and reflections, Richard shares his visionary insights, challenging us to reimagine the world we live in. This archive brings Richard's public writing back onto his own domain while preserving the original Substack and Patreon networks.
The Black Box Problem
Proceeding with Caution in the Development of AI
Certainty’s Standing Ovation
A thousand people rose to their feet in Sydney on 22 August 2026.
The Illusion of Sustainability
Debt, Control, and the Mirage of the UN's SDGs
When Numbers Whisper Sweet Nothings
Mathematics, Meaning, and the Search for Intentionality
Two Priesthoods
My local pharmacy ran out of tablets by the second week.
Outside The Prayer Hall
When Feelings Arrive Before Words
Beyond the Final Curtain
Consciousness, Quantum Reality, and the Illusion of Death
Narrative Matters
The Real Threat of Artificial Technology
Force Without a Mission
When a power keeps its strength but loses moral purpose
Everything Except Their Names
The accusation arrives early in the Bishkek Declaration, and it arrives with full force: strikes on Iranian territory violated the UN Charter, damaged international law, and put regional peace and stability at risk.
A Correction Before It Arrives
A curator in a regional art gallery is completing the wall text for a group show.
The Beginning of Our Collective Maturity
Collapsing Towards An Empathic Civilisation
Sufficiency as Civilisational Threshold
I am not an economist.
Something Behind the Eyes
In the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the horror was never the alien.
The Blind Craftsman
There’s a feeling that most people carry but very few can name precisely.
The Collapse of the Story
There was a time when power didn’t need to explain itself.
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