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The Honest Sorcerer | Substack · Oct 09, 2026

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

Electrification Will Make The Diesel Crisis Worse

How today’s diesel crisis could become structural and more ingrained than ever

CHINAMIDDLE EASTSAUDI ARAMCODIESEL

The Honest Sorcerer | Substack · Oct 02, 2026

INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING

Rising Complexity Cannot End In Any Other Way

Modernity demands a constant growth in energy and material inputs - what could possibly go wrong with that?

CONGOUS BUREAU OF LABORUS BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

The Honest Sorcerer | Substack · Sep 25, 2026

ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY

What Futures Are Possible? - Part II

Zoltar goes on a roll

INDIA

The Honest Sorcerer | Substack · Sep 18, 2026

WAR MILITARY AND DEFENSE

What Futures Are Possible? - Part I

Likely, probable, and improbable outcomes for society

USCHINA

The Honest Sorcerer | Substack · Sep 11, 2026

MICROPROCESSORS AND CHIPSETS

The Era of Material Scarcity Has Arrived

Copper is critical to AI, defense, electrification and grid expansion—yet supply is failing to catch up with demand, despite an unprecedented rise in the red metal’s price.

MALAYSIAIRAN