The Gulf economies are in BIG trouble
Having one thing to sell and being in a desert without water is bad for economy in a war zone.
Politics
Flip the Script
How China needs to rethink its Taiwan strategy because of Iran. Newsweek International Fri, Apr 10, 2026 https://pressreader.com/article/281496462829335
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
Why don’t we? “Just to give a fun sense of how wild these years were, in brief what happens is: Pyrrhus gets hard shut out by Lysimachus’ much larger army in 286, retreating back to Epirus with his tail between… Read More »Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
It is important to delegate and build capable leaders to.have a large state or an organization. “Eleven independent commands. And that wasn’t an abnormal year! And then all of these experienced commanders head back to the Senate, where they’re available in… Read More »Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator’s Iconic Opening Battle, Part II
Political structure matters. “neither Quintus nor Maximus are going back to their farm after this: they’re going back to Rome to be major figures in Roman politics, living on their large estates since senators were required by law to be… Read More »Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator’s Iconic Opening Battle, Part II
Marx Hated YOU More than he Hated Capitalism
Brief overview why Marxism is bad on its own and no implementation will work.
Prosecuting Genocide
What is genocide? [Throughline] Prosecuting Genocide https://podcastaddict.com/throughline/episode/209635773 via @PodcastAddict
From Galilee to Empire: The Institutional Capture of Christianity
You can interpret any text in many ways. “What Paul probably intended as survival advice for a tiny persecuted minority became, once Christianity had power, a blanket authorization for state authority. The text didn’t change. The context did. And suddenly… Read More »From Galilee to Empire: The Institutional Capture of Christianity
How the Iran War Ends
Economics dictates a lot.
Bernie Sanders Talks to Claude
Use the machine against the machine.