I am by no means an expert on Ellul, I have merely read three of his books (Presence in the Modern World, The Technological Society, and The Meaning of the City) But in trying to communicate his influence on my thinking, I have inadvertently written many times about him, albeit at an all too basic level. There are...

Table of Contents How this page is structured Fiction Miscellaneous Bret Easton Ellis’ Works The Sprawl Trilogy Non-Fiction Miscellaneous Economics Philosophy Jacques Ellul Society History How this page is structured This is my current reading list, and contains books I’ve read, am reading, and want to read for fun...

The video game Victoria 3 is a historical, and often times ahistorial, 4X grand strategy video game by Swedish developer Paradox Interactive. It is meant to depict the period of world history from 1836 to 1936, including events such as the middle and late industrial revolution, American civil war, the scramble for...

Your browser does not support the video tag. Notes This video is loosely based on Daniel Yergin’s book The New Map: Energy, Security and the Clash of Nations about the energy system, with some topical and relevant references to present day. The music is the intro the anime Cowboy Bebop, Tank. It was edited in...

Your browser does not support the video tag. Notes This video is an interpretation of Daniel Yergin’s second historical book on the history of the energy industry, The Quest: Energy Security and the Remaking of the Modern World. The music is from the first season of the Japanese anime Made in Abyss, titled Deep in...

私は石油・ガス産業が世界の政治を支配していたディストピアの世界に連れて行かれました。OP1 Your browser does not support the video tag. Notes This video is an interpretation of Daniel Yergin’s seminal Pulitzer-price-winning book on the history of the oil and gas industry, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power. The music is from the first season of...