Scott Mclaughlan

The late French anthropologist Marc Augé’s theory of supermodernity offers a compelling and timely lens through which to better understand our contemporary era of smartphone-mediated reality.

Fossil fuels have underpinned capitalist development since the Industrial Revolution. Despite omnipresent warnings of impending climate catastrophe, they continue to dominate the energy mix that powers the global economy.

Ancient precursors and medieval antecedents aside, the modern passport system was forged in the 1920s to restrict freedom of movement after the First World War.

Max Weber argued that capitalism was deeply influenced by the emergence of a “protestant ethic,” rooted in Calvinist ideas of predestination and the sanctification of disciplined work.

Roger Stone is a divisive figure in American political history. For over five decades, his career has been marked by the use of deception for political ends, often to great effect.

Carl Linnaeus is revered as the father of modern taxonomy and reviled as a key figure in the birth of scientific racism.

Liberation theology refers to Christian theological approaches that prioritize the “liberation of the oppressed.”

The Philosopher’s Stone is a mythical substance said to possess the power to turn common base metals into gold, cure diseases, and bestow eternal life.