I finally broke out of my gilded Orlando cage and went on an airboat ride through the swamps. It was quite fun. (View Post)

We don’t need to reach back to Vichy France for a 20th century analogy. We need look no further than the US imposition of the actual Shah in Iran. Which worked out great for everyone, of course. (View Post)

That’s precisely the sort of sentiment that leads to hubris. Putin’s Ukraine policy was incredibly successful in 2014. (View Post)

Some polling data to back up my anecdotal experience that the Americans are very, very opposed to this Iran war. Really notable and practically universal sentiment here. "...war in Iran is very … (View Post)

I think there’s a big difference between assertions of racial or genetic stereotypes, and observations of cultural norms. (View Post)