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How To Start A Nuclear War
There is a lot of fear mongering right now regarding Russia starting a nuclear war. Much has been made of Dmitry Medvedev’s statement that any attempt…
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Is the Fall of Avdeevka Significant?
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn suddenly from the Donbas fortress-city of Avdeevka. This is a short distance from Donetsk city and was on the border…
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Why Trump Remains a Threat To The American Empire
One of the interesting things about the last decade is how much the reality of the world has been revealed and how the illusions have failed. This is…
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January 2024

October 2023

Violating Norms And Laws To "Save the Republic": Roman Edition
Throughout history factions inside democratic and republican governments have engaged in extreme measures that they justify as necessary to save the…
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America Is Like France During The Revolutionary War
France was one of the greatest powers in Europe for most of the pre-modern era. France possessed a large population and lots of natural resources. That…
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September 2023

Has Putin's Restraint Led To NATO Escalation?
Sometimes the bully needs to be punched in the mouth
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Refusing to ask "Why?"
American policy makers appear to be doing whatever they can to maintain American global supremacy and the American empire. The war of choice in Ukraine…
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Approaching The Endgame For Ukraine
When I was a kid, my dad taught to play chess. He only taught the basic rules and taught me after that through experience. He would quickly beat me…
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August 2023

Personality Type Primer: MBTI
[This post might be a little long, so click on it for the whole things if it gets cut off] On another Substack I read recently, the host talked a little…
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What the movie "Network" says about our world
"I am mad as hell and cannot take it anymore!"
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July 2023

Is Ukraine Vietnam 2.0?
As we look at the Ukraine War going nowhere but to what seems a hopeless cause, and the very real possibility of NATO open intervention with ground…
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