Cost/Benefit
Everything has costs and potential benefits (or harm). Giving a one hour talk to a company of 200 can cost you 30k just in terms of salaries. There is hidden costs in terms of work not being done. And the… Read More »Cost/Benefit
Economics
Can the Bundeswehr fight?
Lets hope so. The Economist (EU) Sat, Apr 25, 2026 Can the Bundeswehr fight?https://pressreader.com/article/281612426992083
Killing Pax Americana
Shooting the world in the leg.
The AI Quedtion that No AI Person Asks
Is it solving any big problems?
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Europa Universalis IV, Part III: Europa Provincalis
Slave trade was complicated and aimple at the same time. “Taking the Dahomey region as an example (drawing from Lee, Waging War, 265-72), you can see the clear impact of that strategic dilemma as the slave trade explodes, from perhaps… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Europa Universalis IV, Part III: Europa Provincalis
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Europa Universalis IV, Part III: Europa Provincalis
Trade, slavery and making it. “On the one hand, there is a desire not to white-wash history and simply remove real things that really happened. On the other hand, no one wants their historical game to end up as a… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Europa Universalis IV, Part III: Europa Provincalis
Why Egypt Is Collapsing Economically
When leaders go crazy.
Microsoft accidentally told the truth about AI
It is a tool and we are not using it the right way.
Who will pay for pensions?
And is investing a solution?
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Europa Universalis IV, Part II: Red Queens
Forces at play also in the real world. “So Burgundy is essentially in a race where it starts four feet behind and must sprint to catch up. Burgundy has to assemble power faster than France in order to remain secure.… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Europa Universalis IV, Part II: Red Queens