Stories by Phil Torres

Phil Torres is the founder of the X-Risks Institute and author of The End: What Science and Religion Tell Us About the Apocalypse. He’s on Twitter @xriskology. subscribe to Phil Torres's feed

Just How Close Is Donald Trump to Becoming a Full-Blown Dictator?

Posted on: Feb 4, 2017, Source: Salon

The authors of "The Dictator's Handbook" weigh in on the long-term stability of American democracy.

How 'Fake News' Exploded—and How to Tell When the Label Is Misused

Posted on: Jan 15, 2017, Source: Salon

A term that barely existed before last fall, meant to describe deliberate lies, has itself become an obfuscation.

We’re Speeding Toward a Climate Change Catastrophe...and That Makes 2016 the Most Important Election Year in a Generation

Posted on: Apr 10, 2016, Source: Salon

How the U.S. confronts climate change will shape the world for generations; neither Clinton nor Trump seems to care.

Too Loony for Fox News: Fox Created the Fact-Free GOP, Then Trump Stole It Away

Posted on: Mar 8, 2016, Source: Salon

Gullible Fox viewers are the most misinformed. That made it easy for Donald Trump to fill vacuum of ignorance, fear.