Media. It surrounds us. We live our lives in it and through it. We structure our lives around it. But it wasn't always this way. So how did we get here? And where is the media technology that increasingly governs our lives taking us? This is the story of The Media...
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We’re All Dutch Farmers Now
by Corbett | Jul 17, 2022 | Newsletter
For weeks now, farmers in the Netherlands have been engaging in fierce protests over their government's plan to halve the country's nitrogen and ammonia pollution by 2030. It is estimated that this plan—which will mandate emissions cuts of 95% in some provinces—will...
The Assassination of Abe
by Corbett | Jul 9, 2022 | Newsletter
As you no doubt know by now, Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, was assassinated in broad daylight on Friday. So what happened? Who was responsible? And what does it mean? Following are the results of an open source investigation conducted by The Corbett...
The Controlled Demolition of the Economy
by Corbett | Jun 19, 2022 | Newsletter
In case you haven't noticed, the wheels are falling off the global economy right now. We've all started to feel the pinch of supply chain disruptions and rising energy costs and economic uncertainty and inflation—not to mention stagflation and shrinkflation and...
Why Do People Believe Fake Statistics?
by Corbett | Jun 13, 2022 | Newsletter
I've got a shocking piece of news for you today: Sometimes, statistics are inaccurate. I know, I know. I've probably just shattered your world. "How can this be?" you're asking yourself. But wait, it gets worse! Not only are statistics occasionally inaccurate,...
NBC Just Simulated A War With China: Here’s What Happened
by Corbett | May 30, 2022 | Newsletter
NBC News' Meet The Press offered their viewers a special treat earlier this month. Under the snappy title "War Games: The Battle For Taiwan," the "news" channel staged a simulation gaming out what would happen in a full-scale military confrontation between the US and...
CBDCs: A Country-By-Country Guide
by Corbett | May 16, 2022 | Newsletter
Way back in 2017 I created a country-by-country guide to the biometric ID control grid that was coming into view even then. In that editorial I noted that "it doesn't take a Nostradamus to understand where this is all heading: From the cashless society and the...
How to Control Your Soul’s Desire for Freedom
by Corbett | May 9, 2022 | Newsletter
Thank you, comrade! Thank you for doing what's right. Thank you for doing what you know you should do. Thank you for doing what we tell you to do. After all, we couldn't defeat the deadly and oh-so-real threat of the vile Omicron scariant without your dutiful...