Category: Politics
Army Intelligence
“Military planners are paid to be paranoid.” Max Boot From The Savage Wars of Peace by Max Boot... Read More
Building Bad Better
I saw a video on TikTok of a Republican congressman claiming that the Build Back Better legislation as proposed by the Congress included money to pay the salaries of reporters. I thought it couldnR... Read More
A Great Nation
The USA attracts immigrants because, more than most countries, it rewards merit and forgives failure, it attempts to see all people as equal before the law and it is one of the best nations in the wor... Read More
Explaining
“We are increasingly populated by a class of people who are better at explaining than doing.” Nassim Taleb in Skin in the Game... Read More
My Politics
“I am, at the federal level, libertarian; at the state level, Republican; at the local level, Democrat; and at the family and friends level, a communist.” Variously attributed. Read in a Nassim Ta... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Gerrymander
Gerrymander Verb: To manipulate the boundaries of an electoral district so as to favor one party or class. Example: “A Gerrymander that favors my side is to be ignored and a gerrymander that fav... Read More
Pandemic Panic
Many in government are effectively addicted to demonstrating how cautious they are in matters related to the pandemic. They have incentives to overreact because it is what gives them press coverage.... Read More