More Tariffs: The Economic Wrecking Ball
The favorite economic bludgeon of leaders who think trade is a zero-sum game and that slapping taxes on imports will...
Rinse and Repeat
Tariffs, Defaults, and Debt: A History of Bad Decisions
Today, we're diving into tariffs, the murky waters of governmental indecision, economic fiascos, and the uncanny ability of leaders to...
Neville Chamberlain Walked So Trump Could Grovel
Appeasement—the fine British tradition of hoping dictators will behave if you just give them what they want. Neville Chamberlain practically...
Rinse and Repeat: The Art of Losing Nukes
In the grand tradition of American military blunders, where the stakes are nothing short of apocalyptic, few debacles have managed...
MAGA Mao: How Trump’s 2025 Crackdowns Echo China’s Dark Past
The Cultural Revolution—a ten-year joyride through ideological fanaticism, political purges, and the kind of paranoia that makes tinfoil hats look...
How to Lose a Democracy in 10 Easy Steps
You know the Nazis. The gold standard of what happens when a bunch of angry, underemployed nationalists decide democracy is...
