Dirty Lies About Clean Energy
Building “alternative” energy infrastructure isn’t enough. To avert climate disaster, fossil fuels need to be restricted, and energy consumption overall needs to fall.
Articles by Samuel Miller McDonald
‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Friends’ Reflected the Atomized US of the ’90s—and Today
What an era’s most popular sitcoms can tell us about their time and our own.
‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Friends’ Reflected the Atomized US of the ’90s—and Today
What an era’s most popular sitcoms can tell us about their time and our own.
Can the Love of Menswear Be Justified in a Time of Global Crisis?
Can there possibly be any value in caring about something as seemingly frivolous as personal style and taste in clothing? As it turns out, Yes!
The Last Great Forests
What’s left of Madagascar and its extraordinary rainforest can tell us a great deal about the history of the climate crisis, as well as the forces we’re up against.
How to Destroy a Story
10 years after the launch of Game of Thrones, Samuel Miller McDonald looks back at its promising start—and how it all went wrong.
The Ministry for the Future, or Do Authors Dream of Electric Jeeps?
Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2020 climate novel has been hailed as one of the most important books of the era. But is it good climate commentary, or even good fiction?
The Climate Case for Joe Biden (Is Strong but More Complicated Than You Might Have Heard)
Biden’s climate plan may be lackluster, but it is less likely to actively kill people.