It appears that I failed to take note of the champions of the LGM brackets in both the Men’s and Women’s NCAA basketball tourneys. The winning Men’s Bracket was devinsmullet; the win
For my part, hated it. Here are some links: Steve Saideman on secession: Dorne and the Iron Islands probably follow the Nordenreich out of the authority of King’s Landing. Drezner on the next bo
Let this serve as an open thread for the last episode of Game of Thrones. For my part, while I think that the bulk of the criticism of season 8 is on point, it’s still necessary to acknowledge t
I’m slowly plowing through the Personal Memoirs of US Grant, which are as good as advertised. This short anecdote has some useful lessons about 19th century travel, the nature of the US Army, an
I wrote this a while ago (ignore the dateline; I honestly don’t have any idea when I originally filed, but it was apparently before the US withdrew from the JCPOA), but I think it holds up. Long
Some new pictures of China’s new aircraft carrier have emerged… To be clear, this will be the largest and most advanced aircraft carrier ever built outside the United States. It will likel
Over on twitter I offered a few thoughts on the evolution of Qyburn, who has become one of my favorite characters and one of the most important gears enabling the confrontation between Team Dragon and
I have a contrarian take on the critiques of Allied strategy in the Battle of Winterfell. Published at Slate, of all places; is this 2006? Team Dead entered this battle with massive advantages in ever