Issue 15
March 2026 · 6 articles · 63 min reading time
What Worked: Five Thousand Years of Evidence for How Civilisations Flourish
Most political positions are argued from ideology. History Future Now's are argued from evidence. Five thousand years of civilisational data — from Sumer to Singapore — points consistently in the same…
The New Oil: Why the Race for Critical Minerals Will Define the 21st Century
China banned gallium and germanium exports in 2023 and most Western policymakers had never heard of either element. The energy transition depends on minerals most people cannot name, mined in places m…
The Great Divergence: Why Young Men and Women No Longer See the Same World
Young women have moved sharply more liberal across the developed world. Young men have not — or have moved more conservative. The gap is historically unprecedented. The political and demographic conse…
The Atom Returns: Why the World's Most Feared Energy Source Is Its Best Hope
Microsoft signed a deal to restart Three Mile Island for AI power. France generates 70% of its electricity from nuclear at half Germany's carbon intensity. China is building 150 reactors. The atom is…
The Debasement: Why Every Great Power That Borrowed Its Way to Greatness Borrowed Its Way to Ruin
The US spent more on interest payments than on defence in 2024 for the first time in history. Spain defaulted six times between 1557 and 1647. France's debt triggered the Revolution. The pattern is al…
The Locked Gate: How the West Priced Its Children Out of Existence
The average house in England costs 7.7 times the median salary. In Seoul, a young couple saves for 18 years to buy a flat. Every city with extreme housing costs has a fertility rate below 1.5. This is…
