Tag Archives: The Lord of the Rings

The Future We Have Yet to Build

Posted on 2026-09-08 by The Narrator

I like science fiction, but not all of it. A great deal of science fiction is little more than technological window dressing wrapped around a familiar story. Somebody gets a spaceship, somebody else gets a laser gun, somebody discovers a … Continue reading →

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The Unholy Alliance: Why Enemies Sometimes Find Common Ground

Posted on 2026-08-19 by The Narrator

When we think of evil, we often imagine it as selfish, ruthless and uncompromising. It seems unlikely that such forces would ever work together. After all, two predators fighting over the same prey rarely cooperate. Yet history and fiction are … Continue reading →

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