As some of you know, I’ve been in Ukraine for the last few days. A couple of months ago long-term Friend of the Blog Matt Duss contacted me and indicated that there would be an opportunity to visit Kyiv in September. I said yes without...
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By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74462590 On the latest LGM Podcast I spoke with my co-authors, Dr. Charles Dainoff of the University of Idaho and Dr..
I'm still getting a handle on Weathervanes, the latest Jason Isbell album. It almost always takes a while to integrate a new album into your feelings about an established artist's.
I have recently had the opportunity to re-read It, the 1986 novel by Stephen King.* I first read It probably in 1987 (early paperback edition) or perhaps across 1987 and 1988. By that time I had already dug deep into King's existing catalogue, and it...
By N509FZ - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122396445 How much warning would we have of a Chinese attack on Taiwan? This is a huge question, informing the US defense.
I have some thoughts on Elon Musk: Much of this appears to involve an increasing fascination with authoritarianism. Like Donald Trump, Musk has expressed frustration with the democratic decision-making process,.
Interesting story here on how teaching the New Deal was regarded as too spicy for the cadets at the US Military Academy at West Point: The New Deal in Action was not written by any leftist firebrand. Wallace was an associate professor of public law at...
All eyes on Boulder to see if Colorado can maintain its momentum after defeating TCU at TCU last week. Other games of interest: Texas at Alabama Utah at Baylor Wisconsin.
We live in strange times. https://twitter.com/_AustinHorn/status/1699793820525961483?s=20 Beshear bet the over on wins for both the Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinal. Thayer bet on the Bengals to win the Super.
Kim Jong Un may or may not be on his way to Moscow for a summit with Vladimir Putin; reports on whether the meeting has been confirmed vary at this point. Nevertheless, at 1945 we jumped the gun and decided to think through the implications...
By Kreepin Deth - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131388942 As some may recollect, I've committed to actually publishing more of my unfinished, non-expert thoughts on the blog. I have.
My latest at 1945 looks at the 14th amendment issue: But much of this amounts to debating how many election lawyers can dance on the head of a pin... a.