Author: Robert Farley

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Tom Sizemore RIP

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On March 4, 2023
A couple of nice appreciations of Tom Sizemore, who passed away yesterday from complications from a brain aneurysm. Seitz: Part of his power came from the cognitive dissonance of seeing one of cinema’s scariest sleazebags cast as a soft-spoken guardian of civilization or a nuanced antihero with good qualities. There would be a period where […]
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Leak or No Leak

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On February 26, 2023
I absolutely do not have the scientific expertise to evaluate the claims in the WSJ Department of Energy lab leak story, but I figured it was worth an open thread: The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provided to the […]

Year Two

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On February 25, 2023

Some thoughts at 1945 on the next year of a war that most doubted would last a month: Much of the rest of the conflict will depend on foreign intervention, but foreign intervention is contingent upon

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On Security Guarantees

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On February 24, 2023
I would describe my discussion with Emma Ashford and Stephen Wertheim a little bit differently than Cheryl characterizes it. Rather thank think in terms of hard or soft, or try to sort through Putin’s brain, my main consideration is on how to prevent Russia and Ukraine from having another war while maintaining Ukrainian sovereignty and […]

Russia and Empire

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On February 23, 2023

The issue of Russia and imperial studies is complicated, but it has a lot to do with structures of Western academia: Shortly after the breakup of the Soviet Union into its constituent republics in 199

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Valet

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On February 18, 2023
I hope that this is the worst thing that ever happens to this fella at work: Many car enthusiasts would rather walk a mile than have a valet park their car. But when it comes to high-end vehicles worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, more money can translate into the need for more convenience. That’s […]

McCarver

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On February 16, 2023

I dunno if Loomis has an obit prepared, but rest in peace Tim McCarver:  Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series title

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