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Killing PlayStation discs could make PS Store games cheaper, according to a former Square Enix exec
A former Square Enix business development director explains why axing PlayStation discs could make PS Store games cheaper.
Nintendo's GameCube-Era Tantrum Doomed the Console but Saved the Company
Nintendo kicked and screamed against PlayStation and its own fans, but it all worked out in the end
New restaurants, boutiques, gyms, and a whiskey distillery: Bryan-College Station’s business boom breakdown
A wave of new openings this month is highlighting a business boom in Bryan-College Station.
'Curiosity Cube' gives Kansas City-area kids the chance to be scientists for the day
'THE CURIOSITY CUBE' | A mobile science lab is traveling around Kansas City over the next several days, and its tour started at Union Station on Friday.
Week Ends Aboard Station With Robotics, Spacewalk Reviews, and Science
Expedition 75 ended the week studying Canadarm2 robotic arm maneuvers and reviewing procedures for a spacewalk to support the removal and replacement of a space-to-ground antenna on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Science remained on Friday’s schedule as the International Space Station residents studied space exercise techniques, explored aerodynamic drag forces, and more.
With a planned layoff of hundreds, an old name in Chicago business gets set to fold
The former United Stationers, now part of Staples, is expected to shut down this fall.
Cloud storage is great until your vendor goes out of business
A St. Louis PBS station is suing a data center provider to rescue a 70-year archive.
NEO BERLIN 2087 launches in 2028
Action RPG NEO BERLIN 2087 will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam in 2028, publisher ByteRockers’ Games and developer ELysium Game Studio announced.
PBS Station Sues to Regain Access to 70 Years of Archival TV History
A PBS station in St. Louis lost access to the data after its cloud storage provider apparently went out of business.
Allen County Fair to bring entertainment, classic fun this year
The Allen County Fair is coming up, and manager Troy Elwer is in with the details about some of the events and happenings!
Possible gas leak leads to evacuation of Mercy Health
Mercy Health St. Rita's evacuated its 770 building because of a possible gas leak Thursday morning.
$2.44M Grant to Expand Access, Research at Marine Field Station and Coastal Research Center
Project will address maintenance needs and improve coastal resiliency
HELLDIVERS 2 Joins the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog
HELLDIVERS 2 joins the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, alongside the new Warhammer 40,000: Castellan’s Creed Legendary Warbond and the launch of “Devoid of Liberty,” a new horror-themed narrative arc.
PlayStation Plus confirms 10 more free games for August in bumper drop
Here's what's coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium in August 2026
Out of nowhere, Sony confirms that 2024 breakout hit Helldivers 2 joins PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium today
New enemies, new ranks, new missions - same ol' alien scum.
Tennessee to execute Anthony Hines as attorneys raise concerns over health, execution team
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Time Mission bringing 'real-life video game' experience to Nashville
A Florida company billing itself as a "real-life video game" operator is opening its largest location yet in Nashville. Read the exclusive details.
Sony Announces Phantom Blade Zero State of Play and Everyone Knows How the Chat Is Going to Go
Promising looking action game Phantom Blade Zero is getting its very own State of Play, but if the reaction to Sony’s announcement is any indication, the chat is going to be overrun with angry comments about Sony’s decision to kill PlayStation discs.
Crew Works Vein Scans For Health and Suit Checks for Spacewalk
Vein scans and spacesuit checks were the top duties for the Expediton75 crew aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The orbital residents also continued their Earth photography sessions, cargo operations, and life support maintenance.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition now available for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
Aspyr ha announced and released The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition, a remastered version of Snowblind Studios’ 2011-released action RPG, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Se…
Playstation Announces 'Marvel's Wolverine' Limited Edition PS5 and Controller
Here's when you can pre-order the Marvel's Wolverine PS5 and DualSense controller
Marvel's Wolverine "fully playable" on disc when it releases, Insomniac clarifies, perhaps making it one of the last few PlayStation games that will be
The controversy around Sony's decision to end production of PlayStation discs rages on. But Insomniac is all-in on physical media for Marvel's Wolverine.
Sinclair Launches Pittsburgh Sports Tonight Live Weeknight Sports Show Premieres August 31 Across Pittsburgh, Johnstown/Altoona and Wheeling/Steubenville
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — August 11, 2026 — Sinclair today announced the launch of Pittsburgh Sports Tonight, a new live, locally produced sports program premiering Monday, August 31. Airing weeknights from 7:00–7:30 p.m. ET, the 30-minute program will deliver comprehensive regional sports coverage across Sinclair's three-station television network serving Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West...
PUMA pop-up store and autograph sessions in Europark
On Theaterplatz until WednesdayFrom now until Wednesday, PUMA will have its own pop-up store on Theaterplatz in Europark station. In addition to selected PUMA products, you'll also find our latest jer...
Why LA Council chief says Nithya Raman reached ‘political bottom of barrel'
Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson says despite Raman’s claims that she’s being punished for running for mayor against Karen Bass, she knew about her committee assignment change. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.
Lone Star Politics: Aug. 9, 2026
The Dallas City Council will vote on putting a $960 million public safety bond on the Nov. 3rd ballot. We spoke with the Dallas Police Chief about why Dallas needs the new Law Enforcement Training Center. Plus, an update on the Race for U.S. Senate.
A DC trial was wrapping up when jurors made a discovery that shocked the courtroom
The charges at a month-long criminal trial in Washington’s federal court last month were fairly straightforward: That one man had allegedly held up seven 7-Elevens and a few other gas stations in spring 2023, and stolen cars on two of the days.
PATLABOR the Case Files launches September 17
PATLABOR the Case Files will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on September 17, publisher Good Smile Company and developer Chime Corporation announced. It will support English, Japanese, Ko…
Sony Will Remain Mum On PlayStation Disc Making Process
While PlayStation seems committed to ending their physical copies, I wouldn’t hold my breath for a massive homebrew scene to fill the void in the immediate future
You can now stream PS Plus games to Steam Deck without owning a PS5 - and without buying a PS Portal
A new cloud-streaming app that lets players stream PlayStation games to their Steam Deck and Steam Machine without a PS5 has just opened a playtest.
Science 4 Everyone: The difference between a storm and sanitary sewer system
What happens to the sewage system when it rains a lot? Storm Team4 meteorologist and science teacher Ryan Miller explains the difference between a storm and sanitary sewer system.
Steam Deck gets one of PS Portal's key features
Steam Deck and Steam Machine users can now test PlayStation cloud streaming through a third-party Steam app. Asobi also supports select purchased PS5 games without connecting to a console.
Three ATVs stolen from Findlay business, chase leads into Wood County
Three ATVs were stolen from an American Power Sports business in Findlay early Sunday, leading police on a pursuit into Wood County before the chase was terminated.
Growing smarter farmers: University, neighborhoods localize climate science
BALTIMORE -- Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm was thriving in Baltimore's Greenspring neighborhood when researchers from Morgan State University proposed establishing a weather station in its fields.
It's Official, PlayStation Is Over As We Know It
Welcome to PlayStation's all-digital age.
Brand-New 12-Player Co-Op Open World Game With 92 Rating is Now on PS5
PlayStation 5 gamers have a new 12-player co-op open world game to play that has gotten rave reviews from critics.
A new survey shows the scale of Xbox's fall vs. PlayStation — and the scale of Asha Sharma's opportunity
New data from Statista Research shows how much Xbox has fallen against PlayStation in the U.S., but also the scale of the opportunity.
Is Beaver’s Mini Mart a small business or ‘Beavermart’ chain?: Here’s what we know
The legal battle between the behemoth Buc-ee’s gas station chain and Beavercreek carryout Beaver’s Mini Mart took a turn this week when Buc-ee’s founder and CEO Arch Aplin III reportedly
As GTA 6 publisher Take-Two revises its 2027 net bookings up to $8.2bn, Strauss Zelnick confirms its sales are "well over 90% digital"
First Capcom, now Take-Two: Strauss Zelnick doesn't appear phased by PlayStation's migration to an 'all-digital future'.
Fading Echo coming to Switch 2
Fast-paced desert punk action adventure game Fading Echo will launch for Switch 2 alongside its PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions in 2026, publisher New Tales and development subsidiary Emeter…
Sony's Looking to Bring More Ads to PlayStation, and Fans Won't Like It
Push Square for a Taco Bell
Sony’s new PS5 Pro beta update automatically enables PSSR 2.0 for every game
Sony’s latest PS5 system software beta enables PSSR 2.0 by default across all PS5 Pro games, promising sharper visuals and fewer frame-rate drops without requiring manual setup.
Turn-based RPG Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
Publisher Trailmark Games and developer Bamtang Games have announced Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest, a turn-based RPG based on the Warrior Cats novel series. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xb…
Sony Forces PSSR 2.0 On Every PS5 Pro Game, As New Beta Update Flips The Upscaler Toggle On By Default
Sony's new PS5 Pro beta update enables "Enhance PSSR Image Quality" by default to sharpen unpatched games
Sony quietly prepares to bring ads to PlayStation ecosystem as game costs rise
It looks like Sony is planning to add an advertising environment on PlayStation to tackle the rising game development costs and increase revenue
Black Ops 1 And 2 Ports Sold 11 Million Copies Combined On PlayStation, Benefitting Both Xbox And Sony
The games did not feature many technical or visual improvements, and that was kinda the whole point.
Tactical RPG Beaten Path launches in 2027 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC
Kickstarter-funded turn-based strategy RPG Beaten Path will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in 2027, publisher Wales Interactive and developer P…
Michigan primary elections, in Detroit
A woman votes at a polling station during the Michigan primary elections, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., August 4, 2026.
Buc-ee’s lawsuit sparks a beaver takeover across Ohio cities
Major gas station chain Buc-ee's is suing Beaver's Mini Mart in Beavercreek. Ohio businesses are adding temporary beaver logos in support.
Crimson Moon launches September 1
Gothic action adventure RPG Crimson Moon will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on September 1, developer ProbablyMonsters announced.
Bigger Displays Rumored for Next Year's iPhone Models
Apple is prototyping a second new iPhone display, this one measuring around 6.4 inches, that could be destined for the 20th anniversary iPhone, according to a Chinese leaker. In a recent post on Weibo, the leaker known as "Digital Chat Station" said Apple is currently sampling two new display panels.
SRU receives $500,000 gift to launch Finney Finance Lab
Slippery Rock University students in the Haverlack College of Business will soon gain hands-on experience with the same financial systems used on Wall Street, thanks to a $500,000 gift from alumni Joe and Pam Finney to establish the Finney Finance Lab. The lab will feature Bloomberg Terminal workstations, the industry standard for real-time financial data, analytics and trading. The addition will give SRU students direct access to…
Live updates: Michigan, Virginia, Kansas elections underway; Blanche Senate vote expected
Follow live updates on the elections as voters hit the polls in five states. Get the latest on Todd Blanche’s Senate vote for attorney general.
Childhood Adversity Shapes Reproductive Health in Women
Childhood adversity is linked to higher odds of infertility, preterm birth, and small-for-gestational-age birth in women.
New Boone Health ambulance station improves response times in south Columbia
Boone Health officials held a dedication ceremony and open house Monday morning for their new ambulance station in South Columbia. Paramedics said the new facil
Spacewalk Preps, Health Research on Station as NASA Introduces SpaceX Crew-13
Spacewalk preparations and health research awaited the Expedition 75 crew aboard the International Space Station at the beginning of August. The next crew to visit the orbital outpost, SpaceX Crew-13, introduced themselves today during a news conference from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink
EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
Attack on Titan 3 launches December 10
Attack on Titan 3 will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on December 10, publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force announced.
Xbox Leaked Email Pins Disc-to-Digital Launch for August 2026, as PlayStation Barrels Toward All-Digital Future
Leaked Xbox email details Disc-to-Digital launch and PC backward compatibility roadmap for Project Helix.
Sony Says PS5 Will Still Be More Affordable Than Gaming PCs and Different Enough, Even Without Discs
Sony says the PS5 will remain more affordable than gaming PCs and sufficiently distinct even as PlayStation consoles also become digital-only.
This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls, Beast of Reincarnation, more
MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls for PlayStation and PC, and Beast of Reincarnation for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC launches August 6
AMATA Games will release Cat Hui Trading LLC-developed side-scrolling robot shoot ’em up Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Sto…
174th Auglaize County Fair brings in family fun, entertainment and Craig Morgan to the fairgrounds
The 174th Auglaize County Fair is celebrating America's 250th birthday with patriotic displays, new family attractions, grandstand entertainment and a week of traditional fair activities in Wapakoneta.
The lightbulb that's burned for 120 years draws four watts
The Phoebus cartel capped bulbs at 1,000 hours in 1925. The 120-year-old Livermore bulb draws just 4 watts.
PlayStation Petition Loses Steam Even As Sony Doubles Down on Disc Decision
Sony Interactive Entertainment has not backed down from the decision to scrap discs, but the energy in the debate is already waning.
EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation
The EU’s age verification project confirms hardware-bound attestation is mandatory, raising concerns over Linux, custom ROMs, and open-source access.
Roach infestation shuts Arlington restaurant in latest city health inspections
The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from July 12 through July 25 and 147 inspections.
Halo Campaign Evolved performed well on Xbox, but PS5 gamers give it a collective shrug — just 1% of PS5 gamers tried it, hurting Xbox's brand identity for no real return
Halo Campaign Evolved has been an abject failure on PlayStation 5, according to new data, heaping on more evidence that Xbox's rush to PS5 publishing has been a huge mistake.
Bethesda Makes Huge Fallout 76 Change To Please Players
Fallout 76 changes have been made to the Infestations circuit to appease players who aren't enjoying the content online.
Brazil uses forensic science to trace gold's origin and tackle illegal mining in the Amazon
Brazil is using forensic science to tackle illegal gold mining in the Amazon, a top threat to the rainforest, Indigenous groups and other communities there that has accelerated deforestation and driven mercury contamination to dangerous levels. The work takes place at the National Institute of Criminalistics in Brasilia, the country's…
PlayStations Discs Are the Least of Sony's Problems Right Now
With RAM prices as high as they are, Sony wants to claim its consoles win on affordability.
Crew Ends Week with Spacesuit Checks and Science, Lab Hardware Maintenance
Expedition 75 ended July stepping up preparations for the first of three spacewalks planned for the month of August. The International Space Station residents also wrapped up the week configuring combustion research and Earth imagery hardware while continuing lab maintenance.
Sony Says PlayStation Disc Backlash Not Making ‘Any Impact’ On Business
In its new earnings report, Sony says that fans upset about PlayStation no longer making new discs in 2028 has not impacted its business so far, and it doesn't expect it to.
Sony Says PlayStation Disc Backlash Not Making ‘Any Impact’ On Business
In its new earnings report, Sony says that fans upset about PlayStation no longer making new discs in 2028 has not impacted its business so far, and it doesn't expect it to.
Sony Heard Backlash Over Dropping PlayStation Discs, Plans to Press Ahead
A month after the initial announcement, Sony says it plans to “cautiously move this forward.”
PlayStation reports flat Q1 sales, says it's "cautiously moving forward" with halting physical disc production
"We have received various opinions, and people have strong views, and we understand that the community has put forward those views to us," says CFO
Sony vows to press on with discless plans, saying "digitalization is progressing" across all media despite heavy protest from players
Sony has heard your complaints, but it's done little to move the needle when it comes to PlayStation physical media and discs.
‘We’re going to cautiously move this forward’: Sony says it hears PlayStation disc backlash but will continue its plans
CFO Lin Tao says it’s exploring how to “engage the gamers” in a “future digital ecosystem”…
Sony Says It's Not Backing Down From Ending PlayStation Discs
The PS5 maker said it already put a lot of thought into the decision
PlayStation 5 Video Games Are Heavily Discounted During Best Buy's Back to School Sale and Amazon Has Already Price Matched Many of the Deals
Amazon has already price matched many of the deals.
Haitian business owners embrace for impact of TPS expiration
Business owners in South Florida’s Haitian community say they’re facing a growing economic crisis as customers disappear and workers become increasingly difficult to find. NBC6’s Hatzel Vela reports
1 injured after car crashes into San Jose business
Police are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a building in San Jose.
Cocaine being sold out of business leads to owner's arrest, police say
A business owner assaulted a special agent after it was discovered cocaine was being sold out of the gas station he owned, according to authorities in North Carolina.
How Medicaid fraud could affect your tax dollars and health care
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Geyserville pushing for SMART train station to drive business into community
After Hobbes vs Rousseau: Politics must move beyond human nature
Since the great debate between Hobbes and Rousseau, our political theory has been organised around a single question: is human nature essentially good or essentially corrupt? Graham Harman, the philosopher behind object-oriented ontology, argues that this is simply the wrong question to be asking. The real forces governing our collective fate - climate change, artificial intelligence, geography, and pandemics - are non-human; therefore, questions about human nature are not the central ones. Instead, Harman proposes a politics reorganised around our relationship to non-human objects and environments, in which quasi-government institutions incentivise and deter actions with the aim of extending the survival of the human race. “It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” This has become one of the most popular phrases among twenty-first-century intellectuals. Often misattributed to Fredric Jameson, it has been warmly embraced by such influential authors as Slavoj Žižek and the tragically departed Mark Fisher, and has fueled the notion that the major problem with the political Left is that it simply needs to become more speculative and creative. Naturally, this is never a bad idea in any human pursuit. But what if the political distinction between Left, Right, and Center itself results from a failure of imagination? SUGGESTED READING Hobbes vs Rousseau: are we inherently evil? By Robin Douglass This particular division has been with us only since the summer of 1789. During the simmering prelude to the French Revolution, it referred originally to the physical position in the National Assembly of radical figures on one side and loyal monarchists on the other. These positions are linked with two entirely different camps of modern political theory. On the Left we find a series of authors ranging from the moderate (Locke) to the supercharged (Rousseau) to the truly radical (Marx), all of them contending that exploitation of the many by the few justifies revolutionary overthrow of the existing order. On the Right they are countered by the likes of Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Schmitt, a group of thinkers convinced that corrupt human nature can be tamed only by force. In the words of the Nazi supporter Schmitt: “One could test all theories of nature and state and political ideas according to their anthropology and classify these as to whether they consciously or unconsciously presuppose [humans] to be by nature evil or by nature good.” This is the division we continue to face today, even in the daily retail politics of Western democracies.___Our species has regularly proven itself capable of both the noblest gestures and the most scathing cruelties, making it hard to define us as essentially either emancipatory or brutal in our aims.___The most refreshing feature of David Graeber and David Wengrow’s 2021 book The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity was their awareness that the forced choice between Rousseau and Hobbes (as they put it) is no longer sufficient. Our species has regularly proven itself capable of both the noblest gestures and the most scathing cruelties, making it hard to define us as essentially either emancipatory or brutal in our aims. Far from being stationed “beyond good and evil,” we seem to be fully entangled with both. We are not naturally good or evil, Graeber and Wengrow contend, but naturally experimental and imaginative. They rest their case on the archaeological record, which seems to bear witness to numerous episodes of seasonally shifting governments and festivals, which vacillate in the same society (even in the same year) between the egalitarian and the dictatorial. Such praise of political experiment makes a good fit with the generally anarchist position defended by these authors. Yet it is also what I find most disappointing in their position. Although they are right that the forced choice between Hobbes and Rousseau falls short of what our new situation requires, the authors simply replace it with praise for the human being as a political tinkerer and performer. In other words, they give us just another theory of human nature, one that would not have been out of place in the sixteenth or seventeenth century. What other options might we have?___The time is ripe for a retheorization of politics on the basis of something other than human nature… We are not just alienated and limited by objects, but also empowered and unleashed by them___One fresh approach would be to treat politics within a broader framework than human nature, given that the polis does not exist in a vacuum filled exclusively with people. When Bruno Latour went to observe the baboons of Kenya with the San Diego anthropologist Shirley Strum, they jointly concluded that these primates were more socially interdependent than our own species. Each baboon is so reliant on the dynamics of the group that they find themselves locked into constant surveillance of their potentially dangerous peers. The group structure turns out to be inherently volatile. Humans, by contrast, are able to stabilize their societies to a large degree through the mediation of inanimate objects. Although one’s position in society may seem to fluctuate over time, considerable stability is produced through such items as apartment keys, wedding rings, and identification cards, all of them serving to secure us a place distinct from that of our fellows. The Italian philosopher Maurizio Ferraris has written at length about the crucial role of documents in establishing social relations, making him a hero among notaries in his country. Proper names and license plates cement our position amidst other humans, as do symbolic achievements such as graduation from a top university or distinguished wartime service with its various medals and ribbons. None of this is found among baboons, despite their closeness to us on the evolutionary tree: after all, we did share a common ancestor just 25 to 30 million years ago. SUGGESTED VIEWING The goodness paradox With Richard Wrangham The time is ripe for a retheorization of politics on the basis of something other than human nature, whether understood in the manner of the Left or of the Right. We are not just alienated and limited by objects, but also empowered and unleashed by them. But initially, it is true, we face non-human things primarily in the form of constraints. It would be difficult, perhaps impossible, to form a human civilization underwater, deep underground, atop Mount Everest, or in outer space. Human dependence on the non-social background takes on subtler form in discussions of political geography, especially unloved on the more idealistic Left. Consider the luckless position of Poland during World War II, sandwiched between Hitler on one side and Stalin on the other. By contrast, note the good fortune of the United States in not having a military peer positioned on any land border. Anglo-American geopolitics, since the writings of the American naval commander Alfred Thayer Mahan and the British geographer Sir Halford Mackinder, has been wedded to the notion that one or more liberal offshore naval powers should prevent any authoritarian “heartland” regime from gaining effective control of Eurasia. That remains the case whether the opponent is the impatient Napoleon, the swashbuckling German Kaiser, the villainous Hitler, the murderous Stalin, or the industrial juggernaut Chinese. In their current Foreign Affairs article “Heartland vs. Rimland,” Michael Beckley and Hal Brands analyze the current and coming state of the world on the basis of these same rather durable principles. In recent years a similar outlook has been embraced, in inverted form, by the Putin-loving Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, an icon of the Rightist intellectual underworld. For Dugin, the Anglo-Saxons are an evil force bent on destroying the spiritually superior people of the land: much like Athens in its failed war with Sparta, or Carthage in its eventual collapse against Rome. But the shared notion on both sides is that any strategy that fails to take geography into account is likely to end up as a defeated form of excessive optimism.___When dealing with environmental degradation, then, we are doing business with forces that promise dire effects on our species as a whole.___More striking for us today than geography is the non-human object called climate, which threatens rimland and heartland equally. Even if we contend that humans are one hundred percent responsible for triggering the climate crisis, it remains non-human in the sense of being an independent force beyond our effective control. In a major work published just before his death in 2002, The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, the American paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould noted the tendency of evolutionary theorists to focus too closely on the fate of individuals in view of their successful or failed adaptation to circumstances. With climate change, however, we confront a force that goes well beyond the scope of any individual life. Whereas Richard Dawkins extended evolutionary questions downward from individuals to the sub-individual gene, Gould pushed it upward, speaking of entire species or clades as impacted by environmental change. The asteroid that struck the Yucatán 66 million years ago is only the most famous example of this sort. In the wake of that catastrophe, large animals needing abundant supplies of food were at a fatal disadvantage by contrast with the smaller birds and mammals of the planet. When dealing with environmental degradation, then, we are doing business with forces that promise dire effects on our species as a whole. The effect is to shift our attention away from individual beings towards the survival of the group.In the United States in particular, the COVID-19 pandemic sparked considerable backlash among those who asserted a nearly absolute degree of individual freedom. In California I encountered those who demanded that their businesses be allowed to reopen, that it was enough to cover their mouths but not their noses, or that they should have the right to enter any public area despite refusing vaccination. Yet public health is probably the clearest argument against libertarianism, which often merely asserts the autonomy of individuals against any claims of the commons. In normal times the individual is worth defending; under conditions that threaten the survival of part or all of our species, compulsion may be our only resort, as with perfectly reasonable blackouts and rations in wartime. To rebuild human society under the constraints of climate change will be one of the great challenges of the century to come, as will our improvised grappling with artificial intelligence. Such phenomena pose existential risks for humanity, and leave far less room for tolerance of individual brattiness. Cases are mounting of devastating wildfires caused by arson. Recently it was reported that there is even a website where one can bet on the location of coming wildfires, raising the specter of deliberate blazes set to collect on wagers. The death penalty has steadily lost support in a world where many stress the infinite value of human life. But if we focus instead on entire ecosystems, those who purposely burn the forests may begin to look worse than serial murderers.___The politics of the future may be splintered by disagreement over such topics as how to manage our environing background and how to permit or restrict the entry of new objects into the political sphere.___So far I have spoken of force, authority, and punishment: measures sure to have greater appeal to those who identify with what we know as the Right. But other implications of the post-anthropocentric world are likely to have different backers. If non-human objects are seen as structuring political space, it stands to reason that they can no longer be introduced solely by the pace of technical breakthrough. Fields ranging from cybernetics to energy will demand increased politicization once they are reconceived not just as products of individual human investment, but as renovations of collective political geography. This need not involve world government, with its inherent risk of tyranny, but may involve quasi-governmental enforcers of prestige along the lines of a less corrupt FIFA or International Olympic Committee, punishing deviant states not with violence but with less tangible incentives.Politics will never lose its historic links with conflict and faction. But rather than factions aligned by differing theories of human nature, the politics of the future may be splintered by disagreement over such topics as how to manage our environing background and how to permit or restrict the entry of new objects into the political sphere. This will prove just as incommensurable with the modern Left/Right spectrum as a globe is with a two-dimensional map.
49ers News: The substation is already in midseason form
Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Thursday, July 30th, 2026
Health officials announce 2 human cases of West Nile Virus in the South Bay
The West Nile Virus has infected two adults living in the South Bay, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced Wednesday.
Stupid Never Dies launches October 21
Action RPG Stupid Never Dies will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on October 21 worldwide and October 22 in Japan, developer GPTACK50 announced. SEGA will co-publish and distribute the ga…
Lone Star Politics: July 26, 2026
More local leaders are beginning to speak up about the need for a “strong mayor” system in Dallas. Plus, Talarico and Paxton swing through North Texas in opposing campaign styles.
Marvel Tokon PlayStation Plus pack revealed with 'free' bonuses for subscribers
After more than a year since its initial reveal, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is almost here, and the PlayStation 5 version of the game will apparently receive some extra content.PlayStation has announced a special PlayStation Plus Pack for Marvel ...
Antarctica just experienced minus 119 F, Earth's coldest temperature since 2012
Too hot? Head to the Concordia research station in Antarctica, where "astronauts of ice" just experienced near-record-breaking cold.
Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos remaster announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC
Argonaut Games has announced a remastered version of the 1999-released platformer Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam, GOG). A release…
Owners of West Side restaurant and entertainment spot announce plans to sell
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Tentpole Xbox release Halo: Campaign Evolved performs better on the PlayStation 5, with the PS5 Pro providing the best experience
According to a new Digital Foundry article, the PS5 version of the game meets Xbox Series X quality, without cutscene stuttering.
10 Military Spouse Benefits That Have Nothing to Do With Health Care
Military spouses are entitled to a range of benefits that follow them from duty station to duty station.
Crazy Taxi: World Tour closed network test set for September 11 to 13
SEGA will host a closed network test for Crazy Taxi: World Tour across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC from September 11 at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET to September 13 at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m…