Some professional sports teams are just perennial cellar dwellers, unable to get their acts together no matter what. Others are dynasties that seem to turn everything they touch to gold.…
The antibiotic era has been a wonderful one for human beings, who no longer have to fear dying from infections caused by minor cuts or scratches. From penicillin to cephalexin…
One of the things for which Switzerland is best known is its militia system. Surrounded by mountains, the country has natural defenses against aggression. But sitting surrounded by traditional great…
One of the bedrock principles underlying the world order is that actors are rational, that is, they’re always going to act in their own self-interest. But while that may be…
Some professional sports teams are just perennial cellar dwellers, unable to get their acts together no matter what. Others are dynasties that seem to turn everything they touch to gold.…
The Latin Monetary Union (LMU) was a 19th century attempt at creating a European monetary union. It took advantage of the fact that more and more European countries were adopting…
The fall of the Iron Curtain brought significant amounts of Eastern Bloc firearms, ammunition, and other surplus equipment to the Western world. Much of it was seen for the first…
The visceral reaction of the deep state to President Trump’s election in 2016 has colored political discourse for the past three years. And the quality of that discourse is, sad…
