Taking a closer look at non-fossil energy sources — British Petroleum (yeah, those) recently released the 2022 edition of their annual Statistical Review of World Energy. In it, they compile a lot of comprehensive data on global energy consumption and generation from 1965 onwards. …

Let’s take a look at the data. — That the EU has moved to classify investment in natural gas and nuclear energy as green has caused an outcry across European civil society, albeit to different people for different reasons. While some praise gas as a lower-carbon transition fuel on the way towards 100% renewable energy, others point to…

Part I— Diluted Germans — Sooner or later we’ve all gotten familiar with scams. Wikivoyage articles include a helpful section on common tourist scams and YouTube is full of videos exposing Windows support scam callers. The silver lining is that most scams involve only a single victim. We all know the feeling of having overpaid…

Humanity’s foes are among us — As long as there have been humans, people have come together. They have formed families, tribes, alliances, city-states, nations, and empires. Often, these communities had to defend themselves against outside enemies and external threats. …

Putting the economic cost of violence into perspective — War is costly. While outright wars between nations for economic gain are becoming less common, most nations retain a sizeable army “just in case”. We often forget that even in times of peace, war has its costs that everyone in society has to bear. …

Sadly, more than you’d think. — The United Nations are a divisive topic. Some see it as the culmination of humanity and progress, while for others it is an all-powerful cabal, out to destroy traditional values or an ineffective talking shop for detached politicians. The UN is undoubtedly important to international diplomacy. It has mediated countless…

Over a century ago, Bertha von Suttner was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for her audacity to oppose the horrors of war”. As one of the most vocal and inspiring representatives of the anti-war and pacifist movement, her ideas have laid the groundwork for contemporary world federalist thought. I personally…

What is Toki Pona? Toki Pona is a minimalist language, designed by Canadian linguist Sonja Lang to help simplify one’s thoughts. It is based on the idea that a small grammar and vocabulary is more than enough for simple communication. Imagine you are stranded on an island with a Babel-esque group of survivors —…

Critics of world federalism often assert that powerful nations such as the United States, China, or Russia, would never concede their absolute sovereignty to a world federation, rendering any attempts to limit their national independence futile right from the start. …