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The Donkey and The Mule
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The Donkey and The Mule

Sci-fi in Politics: An Asimov character foreshadows the rise of the populist politic, with strikingly parallels in method, psyche, and results playing out in real time in our world.

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Apr 21, 2025
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Back in my 20s I read lots of books by Isaac Asimov and I fell in love with his universe. I was enthralled by how many stories he could draw from his personal space-time continuum. To me, Asimov is one of the most important world builders of 20th century science fiction writing, because his books span 50,000 years of imagined time, and see m…

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