Soft power
Science Fiction has often been used as a tool to further geopolitical goals
Politics
Actions have consequences
Fuck around and find out
When dystopian fiction comes to life
What science fiction tells us about our current moment in 2021
Orwell's America
Failed State's Christopher Brown on building utopias out of dystopias
Happy Friday! (or whatever day it is you’re reading this on.)
One of my favorite discoveries recently has been author Christopher Brown,
author of Tropic of Kansas, Rule of Capture, and Failed State, as well as a
whole host of short stories. He’s popped up in some interesting
Three-Body Geopolitics
Liu Cixin runs afoul of the GOP
Yesterday, five US senators, Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Kevin
Cramer (R-ND), Thom Tillis (NC), and Martha McSally (R-TX) sent a letter
[https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/services/files/D8359E17-4931-41B8-9EE4-0DC874904A23]
to Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos over a recent project that