He fosters discussion by developing and presenting self-deprecating ("Martian") thought experiments on solutions to current problems.
[18][19][20][21] Carlin's debut book, The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses, was released October 29, 2019, by HarperCollins.
[22] In 2019 Carlin developed a virtual reality experience in coordination with MWM Immersive and Skywalker Sound.
The "Immersive Memory" is designed to put the viewer deeply into the experience of trench warfare along the Western Front of the First World War.
[23] War Remains premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and subsequently shown in other venues around the United States.
[23][24] Carlin has referred to himself as a constitutionalist, social libertarian,[25] a "radical", "neo-prudentist", "pragmatist", and "political martian".
[26] He is outspoken on issues like state surveillance, foreign intervention, concentrated power, free speech, education reform, the problems of a two-party system, and civil liberties.
[39][40] Carlin appeared on season 17 of Real Time with Bill Maher on October 25, 2019, as part of the panel while promoting his book The End Is Always Near.
[41][42] Carlin's voice was featured as a podcast host in a 2019 episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet".