To-Order Militias
Call it a symptom of the internet age. Call it an invention of the Trump era. Call it what you
What COP28 Means for Climate Response
By the time this letter lands, COP28 will long be over, but its implications will be felt, well, probably forever.
A Trump Dictatorship & Beyond
I knew it was coming, you knew it was coming: it's time again that we talk about Trump.
2°C
On November 17th, the planet crossed, albeit temporarily, a truly remarkable threshold. As a whole, the world temperature was 2°
The Laboratory of Our Future
Years back, I read a book by Charles Bowden on Ciudad Juarez. At the time, Juarez was at a boiling
The Turning Tide
I had another letter planned for today, but I think I need to hold off on it for a minute–
Hurricane Otis, Ciarán, and the Rise of Overnight Monster Storms
An unusual storm popped up in the Pacific in late October, though not a terrible lot was thought of it.
On Plagues, Past, Present, & Future
This year, mosquitoes were a particular pain in my ass. We live next door to what is, effectively, an abandoned
Gaza
At its root, the reason I write When/If is so that people can be safe. We talk about climate
On the Brink (Pt. 2 of 2); Methane Guns, The Limits of Tropical Forests
A note before we dive in: I am at work on a letter about Gaza–because it feels impossible not