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Battleships!

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On February 23, 2026
Yesterday afternoon I appeared on Midrats to talk battleships. Terrific discussion, lots of skepticism about whether and why these things will be built, along with some detailed noodling on some of the relevant technologies and how they might mature. Some links we talked about: Strategic...
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Mazeroski RIP

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On February 21, 2026
Bill Mazeroski has passed. https://twitter.com/Pirates/status/2025188855930892399?s=20 Good player. Hall of Famer? Eh... a guy who is in the Hall of Fame is a Hall of Famer. And anyway fuck the Yankees. Not a lot of players have a higher dWAR than oWAR... https://youtu.be/65Og0gUKfvc?si=OnwvnC9Zu98BLAWR By Brock Fleeger...

No Tariffs for You!

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On February 20, 2026

Handmade Software, Inc. Image Alchemy v1.11 As expected, the Supreme Court has struck down the Trump administration's tariff authority: The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump exceeded his authority.

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Realism. Restraint.

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On February 18, 2026
Or as we call it in the business, "coercive diplomacy:" A large wave of American airpower is heading toward the Middle East to bolster forces already there as U.S. President Donald Trump considers an attack against Iran. Online flight trackers are showing F-22 Raptors, F-16 Fighting Falcons, E-3 Sentry radar planes and...

Jackson RIP

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On February 17, 2026

Jesse Jackson has passed. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, America’s most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and.

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The Primary Calendar

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On February 13, 2026
Too early? Yes, but it's still interesting to watch the jockeying: Even though the party has the power to do virtually anything it wants, conversation has once again largely centered on the handful of states that have led the calendar for decades. Iowa Democrats, who...
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