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Feb 19, 20213 min read
Cognac - Never the Twain Shall Meet
Cheap brandy is dangerous, but don't waste the good stuff on hangover cures or flambé. Hine is what Churchill drank, and he didn't skimp.
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Feb 18, 20214 min read
Playing with Fire & Devils
Zarif makes a persuasive argument. On the other hand, not trusting people further than you can throw them is no reason not to like them.
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Feb 12, 20211 min read
Three Great Whiskies
While I tend toward Mr. Burns auld scotch drink, this one surprised me. And the winner is...
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Feb 11, 20215 min read
An Exorcism in Myanmar
Every night for the last week they come out at precisely 8:00 o’clock to bang the pots and pans, the traditional exorcism for evil spirits.
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Feb 3, 20214 min read
Cold War II
The United States won the last Cold War without fighting our great power rival, but by simply denying them market access.
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Jan 28, 20215 min read
On The Steps of the Capitol
Noxious though it is, we need government to provide some stability if we are going to be something other than house cats.
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Jan 22, 20213 min read
Whores for Unity
National Unity will require some human understanding by us - not the government. And therefore is completely doomed.
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Jan 15, 20213 min read
Absinthe is Just Weird
Absinthe is strange medicine, born of strange times: Tonic, narcotic, subject to poetry and mob panic.
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Jan 6, 20215 min read
The Twilight of Revolution
The Arab Spring ten years on reveals the meat-hook realities beyond revolutionary slogans.
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