Engineering, geopolitics and real-world field notes behind the fiction.
The shift in oil prices from 1982 to 2026 caused a radical change in home affordability as interest rates fell, the cost of driving fell and the US had a massive buildout of “far suburbs.” That system seems to be reversing itself. The structure of U.S. housing demand is closely tied to energy costs, especially […]
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On January 3, 2026, a U.S.-led military operation successfully captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a large-scale strike on Caracas and other targets. President Donald Trump announced the operation, which removed the couple from the country to face U.S. charges, including narco-terrorism. While the intervention has drawn international criticism and […]
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