How 17 obscure metals became the quiet chokehold of the modern world The problem with the future is that it runs on metals no one talks about, or can pronounce.

Seventeen of them, to be exact—neodymium, terbium, dysprosium, and their…

In 1931, Aldous Huxley wrote the classic dystopian novel Brave New World , sketching a future that seemed outlandish at the time but now reads like a chillingly accurate preview.

He imagined a society where people are engineered rather…

They won’t call it a dictatorship at first.

That’s the trick.

There’s an article today in The Atlantic ( https://www.theatlantic.com/ , March 15, 2025) by András Pethő, an investigative journalist in Hungary.

It tells of Viktor Orbán’s rise in Hungary using control of the press and media.

Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, a Maine native and government affairs director for the Project on Government Oversight, testified before Congress on February 12, 2025, criticizing the Trump administration’s approach to government agencies through…

Henry— You’re a little guy right now, but you’ve already got a skill that will help you your whole life.

You don’t just play with something and move on.