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Feb 18, 20225 min read
The Middle Kingdom's Middle Finger
China's President Xi appears to be isolating China with in its block. Will it work? Does it ever?
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Feb 10, 20223 min read
Don't Forget Weapons-Grade Iran
Things are getting hairy with Ukraine and Taiwan, but let's not forget that Iran is about to go weapons-grade.
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Feb 3, 20224 min read
Non-Identity Politics in Ukraine
The West is guessing what Vladimir Putin is thinking. It should stop and focus on what he's selling.
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Feb 1, 202210 min read
Confusion in the Borderlands
Vladimir Putin things that Ukraine is Russia. Many Ukrainians think that as well. It is confusing...
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Jan 21, 20223 min read
The Bad Lieutenant
Vladimir Putin's is gambling that the West is too distracted by China to stop him. We need to understand whose team he's on.
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Jan 6, 20223 min read
2022: The New BiPolar
The Year Ahead: Prepare for a Bipolar world.
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Dec 17, 20212 min read
The Memphis Toddy
It's like wassail that owns seersucker.
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Dec 7, 20217 min read
Crapulus Sum
Christmas is less Pagan and more human than you think.
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Nov 23, 20216 min read
America's First Lousy Neighborhood
Thomas Morton went native. Imagine Heart of Darkness if Joseph Conrad described Kurtz as quick with a drink and good with the ladies.
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