Out of Whack
The Supreme Leader may well imagine that he is Making America Great Again. And maybe he is, but he might also be a dupe of History…whose actual role is very different.
Bomb Thy Neighbor
Bomb Thy Neighbor
Which religion allows you to smite someone just because you think he might want to smite you? And ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’ doesn’t leave much room for bombing girls’ schools
Advice for malign crackpots
Advice for malign crackpots
At the end of the week came disheartening news.
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
The rules of engagement are the ones that tell you you’re not supposed to murder prisoners, attack civilians, or initiate force, among other things. They are not foolproof…as Hegseth demonstrates.
The dots that matter
The dots that matter
In a sky crowded with explosions and mass murder, some barely twinkle. Still, they fit more or less neatly into our (hypothetical) big picture.
Where are the morons, now?
Where are the morons, now?
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Violence begets sell off
Violence begets sell off
The US is still on track. It is still a very powerful empire, but so far, all of the major initiatives undertaken this century seem designed to help bring it down. This latest war is no exception.
Crude Catastrophe
Crude Catastrophe
In terms of gold the picture changes. It took about ten barrels of oil to buy an ounce of gold in 1971. Now, it takes 78 of them. Is oil too cheap? Is gold too expensive?
Crackpottery
Crackpottery
When the stock market goes up, for example. But when stocks go up faster than GDP, it merely shifts wealth from average households to the richest ones — those that own most of corporate America.
In the Shadows
In the Shadows
Poor Jeff Epstein. The kindest word you will hear about him in the press is that he is dead.
