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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jan 6, 20215 min read
The Twilight of Revolution
The Arab Spring ten years on reveals the meat-hook realities beyond revolutionary slogans.
Dec 31, 20204 min read
A Long, Lingering Lunch at the End of the Universe
The long, lingering lunch cannot be replaced with zoom. Get well, bring it back.
Dec 15, 20203 min read
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Christmas this year will be weird, but it’s hard to drag an anchor like holiday tradition out of the mud. And it should be.
Dec 9, 20204 min read
Be Wary the Revolution
George Washington led an army in a successful colonial revolt, but he was no radical. The man was about as establishment as you get.
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