There’s No Reason to be Bullish – NONE I met my best friend in 2012. He was 31, and I was 28. We immediately found out that we were essentially living the same lives on opposite ends of the planet, but we also complemented each other’s characters. The first...
WW1 Myths (like the Lusitania) This is not a story about tremendous technological advantages or unique military tactics or even about heroism on the battlefield… none of these apply to American involvement in the “Great War,” also known as WW1. Ask the...
It’s Becoming Clear Cuts Aren’t Coming Again, everyone was wrong. Predictions of recession proved themselves to be too bleak. Forecasts of the regional banking crisis turning into a new 2008 or 1929 were disgustingly overblown. Fear and paranoia that the...
The U.S. Is Going to Lose Its Prestige Fast I’m in my early 40s and all I’ve ever known is a world in which the United States calls the shots. My parents used to tell me about the bi-polar world of two giant superpowers, but because I was 10 years old when...
Death by a Thousand Cuts Yesterday, I started the day on a guided tour of the Louvre Museum. It was interesting as always. Every time I go, the art stays the same, but I change and two things caught my eye this time. The first thing I was contemplating is the Mona...
Yours Too, Putin Let’s talk reality, not bot propaganda on social media… hypersonic missiles aren’t all they’re made out to be. The U.S. is developing this capability, but taking it slow for a reason… it’s not a top priority. Israel doesn’t own...