Tsar Wars – Attack of the Drones
Back in 1898 Hilaire Belloc could quip, regarding European explorers and Africans Whatever happens, we have got The Maxim gun, and they have not. The machine gun was revolutionary (and…
Ukraine and the Logistics War
Note: Much of this post based on tweets by Trent Telenko, particularly this thread and replies, links etc. I think the Russian attack from their border south around Izyum may…
The Predatory State of the Medical Industry
The application of free market principles has generated affordability and quality sufficient to justify a high degree of optimism for the future.
Mastery Without Dominion: Anarchist Thought in Tolkien
Tolkien may not have been what we would call an anarcho-libertarian today, but he certainly had a lot of the right instincts.
Democratic Socialism Is Nothing New, and Nothing Gentle
Italy had dug itself into such a hole with decades of democratic socialism, that freeing people was easier said than done.
Big Government Can’t Save You from Big Business
You can’t use government to control big tech because at the end of the day, government and big tech are allies.
Good Riddance to 2020, but Don’t Celebrate Yet
Perhaps keep the Dom Perignon corked this time. Popping it in 2022 may be safer. Hell, you might be able to do it inside an actual restaurant.
Is This as Good as it Gets for the United States?
America had a good crack of the whip, but a pandemic with a 99% survival rate was one Jenga block too many for us.
This is How Empires Fall
Failure to stand up for the rights of your rivals will leave no one left standing when they come for you.
