by Dan Jeffries | Jul 29, 2015 | Tech, World Events |
There’s an old curse: “may you live in interesting times.” Right now, we live on the cusp of one of the most interesting times in the history of mankind. A number of incredible and incredibly terrifying technologies loom just over the horizon. Few...
by Dan Jeffries | Aug 28, 2014 | Uncategorized, History, Politics, World Events |
Every since I set out to write my Chinese epic, the Jasmine Wars, I’ve wanted to use a modified version of a famous communist propaganda poster for the cover. You see it in the corner there on the left. The communists used it in the Hundred Flowers Campaign, an...
by Dan Jeffries | Apr 3, 2013 | Books, Science, Uncategorized, Education, Enlightenment, Reviews, Satori, World Events |
Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything is probably the best non-fiction book I’ve ever read. In fact, it’s probably the best one ever written. The sheer amount of information in it is utterly staggering. It is so well researched that when...
by Dan Jeffries | Feb 26, 2013 | Politics, World Events |
I’ve been thinking about politics a lot lately. Mostly, I’ve thought that the people in power don’t really represent me and is there a way to fix that? I’m not alone. 53% of the American people think that their politicians don’t represent...
by Dan Jeffries | Jan 9, 2013 | Uncategorized, News, Politics, World Events |
I thought about calling this post “Zero Dark Thirty and Why Bin Laden Won,” but after seeing the movie I realized I had more complicated feelings about where America is and where we’re going. I wanted to say Bin Laden won because in many ways Bin Laden was...
by Dan Jeffries | Oct 25, 2012 | News, Politics, World Events |
You’re an asshole. Maybe those aren’t the first words that you expected to read, but that’s your problem. What if I went further and said your religion is dangerous and no better than a cult? Your entire worldview is ridiculous, in fact. Does this offend you? Maybe it...