Commentaries

Evgeny Prigozhin, owner and head of Wagner Group, is apparently attempting a coup, and Putin has formally accused him of such. Let’s try to look at the facts rationally.

Hungary has provoked international outrage by… rescuing Hungarian citizens from a Russian POW camp.

The swiss cheese model of accident causation is real. Almost every time there’s a major accident, it comes to light soon afterward that there was a chain of morally and criminally negligent decisions, any one of which could have saved lives if handled differently. The missing OceanGate sub is no exception. The Titanic and the submersible Titan both sank for the same reason; because a corporation valued publicity gimmicks over proper risk management.

Five years ago, the popular clothing brand Grunt Style produced an iconic 30 second commercial depicting a heroic police officer facing off against an enraged mob of Antifa protesters. The commercial was so incendiary and controversial, Grunt Style ultimately declined to air it at the big game. Leftist commentators at the time were quick to … Read more

Whenever I see how likes/dislikes/reactions mushroom under a fresh post from a popular blogger on a popular platform, I think of a Petri dish with some primitive life form floating in it (bacteria, fungi, amoeba, etc.) and a person adding, say, sugar. All the single-celled creatures rush for food. They are highly-motivated, eager and, I dare say, happy in their single-celled way. None of them is depressed, preoccupied or anxious. They are unanimous in their rush for food. They are busy.