Book Reviewed: Portals to a New Reality: Five Pathways to the Future of Physics by Vlatko Vedral

The quantum information is central to physical reality (four stars) This is a speculative manifesto that suggests a new theory shed light on the nature of physical reality with better understanding of spacetime and quantum gravity (bending spacetime at subatomic level). This book debate five “portals” (thought experiments) about his ideas of future theories. He proposes that quantum mechanics is universal, which applies to both microscopic and macroscopic systems. He explores experiments in quantum gravity, quantum effects in living organisms, the superpositions of macroscopic objects, and the quantum nature of time. Some of these are thought experiments but he believes that they are within experimental feasibility. He suggests that quantum information is key to the new physics theory in which consciousness plays a role in quantum physical processes, and the human perception could be altered to experience quantum reality directly in ways that were only imaginable. The theme is that reality is fundamentally informational, and unified with cosmic reality and life. The Vedantic concept of Māyā and perception of material world remains firmly within the scientific framework. The author stretches his imagination a little too far hoping that this will lead to better life. Parts of the book are dense for an average reader interested in cosmic reality.

Book Reviewed: The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Court by Eric Schmitt

Fighting wokism This book is a memoir, a political manifesto, and a legal strategy that is based on his term in the office of the State of Missouri’s Attorney General. His arguments are that the courts have become the central battleground in U.S. politics, especially for conservatives resisting liberal policies of the federal government during the Joe Biden’s administration. He discusses lawsuits against the COVID-era mandates, student loan forgiveness, federal immigration policy, and the assault on free speech coordinated with legacy media. Senator Schmitt portrays the judiciary as the “last line of defense” when legislative and executive branches are controlled by liberal democrats who show disregard to the law and constitution. The most notable is the non-enforcement of U.S. immigration policy by the Biden admin that led to a massive crisis during the second term of President Trump. The book’s strongest feature is its behind-the-scenes narrative of real lawsuits. It reads at times like a legal “war room” memoir, and not a comprehensive study of the courts. One of the drawbacks of the strategy debated here is that activist judges appointed by the democrats interfere in the executive authority. Many activist prosecutors do not prosecute violent individuals. However, this book is argued very well. Highly recommended to readers interested in fighting woke media, and corporations who collaborate with progressives.