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Jul 14, 20214 min read

Democracy's First Cautionary Tale

Democracy sounds great, and works better than anything else we've come up with to run the shop - but it's no autopilot.

Jul 9, 20213 min read

Hemingway did drink here... the daiquiri, the legend and Papa being his pedantic self.

Jul 7, 20218 min read

For the first time since their civil war, Spain has cancelled the Festival of San Fermin for a second year. To wit...

Jul 6, 20211 min read

On the anniversary of Williams Faulkner’s 1961 death, we discuss the hangover. To say the man triumphed over the hangover is overselling...

Jul 2, 20213 min read

Ukraine, Russia, a dozen rounds of horillka, and a European solution that we can't quite remember.

Jul 1, 20214 min read

"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside of enigma." It still is, but it may not be our riddle.

Jun 25, 20216 min read

The First American Revolution wasn't over representation, but a decent glass of wine. The forgotten history of the Creole Revolt.

Jun 23, 20214 min read

The US and the reshuffling of the Great Game.

Jun 18, 20215 min read

Why did man first come out of the trees? Happy Hour.