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  • PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO 2161

    PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO 2161

    June 1st, 2392 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BERLIN, LUNA The Tranquility Press announces the 200th anniversary republication of “SAN FRANCISCO 2161: 47 Days That Changed the Galaxy and Created the United Federation of Planets” by author Aubrey B. Marincola, originally published in 2192. This remarkable story of the birth of the Federation is another important…

  • The Duty to Interfere

    The Duty to Interfere

    Exemptions that Prove the Rule – Early Prime Directive Jurisprudence, 2259-2270 “But we aren’t at common law, are we? We’re dealing with civilizations, not who owns that cow. Edward Coke would take one look at a Tellarite and keel over dead.” – David Trennow, JAG Starfleet, 2261-2267 While Federation law has grown over time, it…

  • Reconstructing the Crisis of the 21st Century

    In 1989, with the Cold War ending, the Earth seemed on the brink of a Golden Age. By 2053, 30% of the human population had been annihilated, and the planet was hovering on the edge of collapse into premodern conditions. In 2063, First Contact with extraterrestrial life was made, for the first time. In 2083,…