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Posted by on Feb 23, 2022 in Blog, Essays, Politics | 0 comments

Outlier Thinking on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

 

 

I find it very puzzling that so much of the world is holding its collective breath right now, but there’s been relatively little discussion about the (imminent) Russian invasion of Ukraine and/or Ukrainian territories.

Does anyone care? Is the public so fatigued by foreign conflicts that we don’t recognize a major transgression? Do we ignore global events until they reach our doorstep? I’ll be kind and ascribe widespread American apathy to this conflict being complicated. I also presume we might agree that other nations (including the U.S.) can do little to stop the incursion. Nonetheless, it’s important to try and understand things.

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Posted by on Feb 16, 2022 in Blog, Personal, Politics, What's Left | 0 comments

The Color Void in American Diplomacy

 

 

 

When we think of racism and history, images of slavery and lynchings come to mind. Stuff from “the past.” Well, it sure goes much deeper than that. It’s something that we even witnessed in our own lives, but were blind to see it.

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Posted by on Feb 15, 2022 in Blog, Politics, What's Left | 1 comment

Remembering P.J. O’Rourke

 

 

 

The world became a little less interesting today when writer P.J. O’Rourke died. He was 74.

O’Rourke made us mad and made us laugh all at the same time and often in the same breath. Now, that’s what I call…. “talent.”

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