The state I’m in

A few further thoughts in this post on the matter of the state – what it is, what its past and future involves, and what does it mean to live within the jurisdiction of a singular state (‘the state I’m in’)? – arising out of discussions under my last post. But first, to go with the wordplay of my title, something a bit more autobiographical about my personal state. Which is, for one thing, quite busy with some other writing and life projects, so posts here are likely to be sporadic at best in the near future, although I hope I’ll have a few more things to share soon. Also, I’m wrestling with some issues that are making me grumpier than usual, which may or may not be relevant to my recent ban of a commenter on Substack for the first time. Writing about ‘renewable’ energy seems to be a particular flashpoint these days, with people routinely wanting to take me to task for being either too sceptical or not sceptical enough about the possibilities for a transition of the existing global…