Economics… The ultimate problem: governance 21 Jan 202621 Jan 2026 In between snowmageddons, icypocalypses, and other such shenanigans by nature, my main concern is that humans simply don't seem to be capable of governing themselves. Each US Administration seems worse…
Foreign Policy… Space Nukes, Navalny and the most important issue of the day: Assange 17 Feb 202418 Feb 2024 Very busy week in the geopolitical realm. By most reports the Ukrainian armed forces are being absolutely hammered and the Avdeevka sector has collapsed. It has been used as a…
Doomwatch!… Last Doomwatch of AUC MMDCCLXXVI 31 Dec 2023 A Tropical Storm has formed over the Mozambique Channel today, should make landfall as a weak tropical storm on Tuesday ... as usual, click to embiggen. Expected damage is in…
Doomwatch!… Iceland Update, Doomwatch, Merry Christmas! 23 Dec 202323 Dec 2023 The eruption from last week has ended, however, magma continues to accumulate in the tunnel running near Grindavik, with land deformation and seismic activity indicating this is by no means…
Foreign Policy… Is NATO next? Is Putin Rational? 20 Dec 202320 Dec 2023 As long time followers of the blog know, I removed virtually all of my geopolitical posts about a year ago because of an organized attack by supporters of Ukraine. The…
Foreign Policy… Storms local and global (14 Dec 2023) 14 Dec 202314 Dec 2023 TLDR: There will be a strong nor'easter like storm moving across north Florida and offshore from Coastal Georgia this weekend. It doesn't look to be a big deal, just a…
Foreign Policy A few quick thoughts on Kissinger 30 Nov 202330 Nov 2023 One of the towering figures in the history of US Foreign Policy has passed away. Whatever you think of him, there is no arguing that Henry Kissinger and, just as…
Foreign Policy… Nuclear arms race 2.0: more dangerous than the original? 8 Nov 202313 Apr 2024 I'm sure a lot of you are saying "Not This Again!" ... or the likely corollary, "Not Him Again!" when you hear I've done another podcast with Nate Hagens at…
Foreign Policy… Remembering Beirut,Lots of storms (23 October 2023) 23 Oct 202323 Oct 2023 First, today is the 40th Anniversary of the bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut, killing 241 US servicemen (link to Marine Times article). It is a part of the…
Doomwatch!… Some thoughts on the latest TGS podcast 20 Oct 202323 Oct 2023 In general I don't care for podcasts - it's just not how I absorb information. I know it's how a lot of people these days get news and opinions, so…
