A Frozen Society: The Long Term Implications Of NSA’s Secrets
History Future Now has been considering the historical and future implications of the NSA files that have been leaked bit by bit by Edward Snowden over the past few months. History
Clash Of Titans: How The Warrior Ethos And Judeo-Christian Monotheism Shaped The Soul Of The West
The history of Western civilization is often told as a grand narrative of progress, a triumphant march from ancient wisdom to modern enlightenment. But beneath this conventional st
Emigration: Colonies Of The Mind And Space
Ever since our ancient ancestors walked out of Africa between 125,000 and 60,000 years ago humans have pushed themselves to explore and to emigrate to territories that would have b
History Is Written By The Winners. And Europeans Are Losing.
There are a lot of people to whom the quote "history is written by the winners" is attributed to. Winston Churchill frequently pops up in the context of a discussion that he had wi
Is Democracy The Opium Of The Masses?
Winston Churchill famously quipped that “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others that have been tried.” With this statement he was expressing a view tha
Let's Talk About Sex: Does The Separation Of Pleasure And Procreation Mean The End Of People?
Everybody knows that the world’s population has increased dramatically since 1930 – population 2 billion – to today – population 7.7. Most people also know that the fertility rate
Prisons: We Never Used To Have Them. Will They Exist In The Future?
Prisons as we know them are relatively new and we can thank Jeremy Bentham’s philosophy of utilitarianism in the 19th century for the first modern prisons. Previously people had be
Are Europeans Fundamentally Racist?
Switzerland has a unique form of democracy which allows for referendums to be held on any issue so long as the proponents gather a minimum of 100,000 certified signatures supportin
Don't Confuse What Is Legal With What Is Morally Right
Most people think of themselves as being “law abiding” citizens. People admonish those that break the law and feel that it is reasonable that transgressors should pay the consequen
Why The Nuclear Family Needs To Die, In Order For Us To Live
The concept of a nuclear family is relatively recent – it is first mentioned in The Oxford English Dictionary in 1925 – and refers to a household that consists of a mother, father
The 150 Year Life: How Radical Longevity Will Transform Our World
In the quest for immortality, humanity has long dreamed of extending the boundaries of life beyond the confines of our current existence. The tantalizing prospect of living to 150
New The Death Of The Fourth Estate: What The Collapse Of Newspapers Means For Democracy, Power, And Truth
On February 4th 2026, a Washington Post reporter in a warzone in Ukraine learned by text message that she had been laid off. Nearly half the newsroom was gone in a single day. This
New The Great Emptying: How Collapsing Birth Rates Will Reshape Power, Politics And People
In a small town in southern Italy, a school closed last year. Not because of budget cuts. Because there were no children left. That empty classroom is the future of the developed w
The Long Term Impact of Covid 19
The Covid 19 pandemic is a genuinely historical event. Future historians will analyse the period leading up to the outbreak, searching for clues about why it got so bad so quickly,
New The Silence Of The Scribes: How Every Civilisation That Controlled Speech Collapsed
In February 2026, India ordered social media platforms to remove content within three hours of a government request. The EU's Digital Services Act empowers bureaucrats to police on
The Unintended Consequences of War: How the Loss of Young Men Transformed Women's Roles in Society and ushered in the Welfare State
Throughout history, war has left an indelible mark on society, transforming the lives of those who survive and reshaping the roles of both men and women. While the devastating impa
What Does It Take To Get Europeans To Have A Revolution?
In an online article about the youth unemployment crisis in Europe and Africa HFN asked a question: “What are all these people going to do?” to which a reader responded:
What The History Of Immigration Teaches Us About Europe’s Future
Immigration is a political hot potato. It is hard to talk about it in the West without appearing to be uncaring at best or racist at worst. That is a problem as it is an important
Who Benefits From Our Increased Social Fragmentation?
Cable television and satellite radio stations have been praised for providing greater choice and criticised for the fragmentation of our societies. New social media apps and websit
New Who Guards The Guards? Bureaucracy, Empire, And The Eternal Struggle To Control The State
Elon Musk's DOGE initiative has identified $215 billion in US government savings and aims for $2 trillion. The EU's regulatory apparatus grows by thousands of pages each year. Ever
Why God Needs The Government: Multiculturalism Vs Monotheism
HFN looks at the worship of Aton, the first monotheistic religion over 3,350 years ago. We examine how changes in European attitudes towards Christianity today may make Islam more
Why Is Bisexuality Becoming Mainstream?
Grey’s Anatomy, a TV series set in a Seattle hospital, has a senior female surgeon hopping into bed with a male colleague and then hopping into bed with a female colleague, whom sh