Decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court on abortion and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) on transgender participation in swimming contrast with social-engineering legislation being pursued by Australian legislators on issues involving fundamental human rights. In an historic ruling, a six justices majority of the U.S. Supreme Court nullified the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that had declared a constitutional right to abortion, creating…

Science fiction is the quintessential modern genre. Man’s mastery over matter, humanity’s overreach regarding human nature, only become possible subjects of story when the world itself enables such things. Science fiction requires science fact – not just the technological developments aided by scientific discoveries and techniques, but also a philosophy of the world that privileges human potential. As such, while proto-science fiction exists…