The Reading Junkie

I have some updates for you from the Zaporozhye, Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Belgorod directions....

A new survey by the Cato Institute included a question about the government installing surveillance cameras in citizens' homes. The results are unsurp...

There is a new War on the Rocks article making the rounds on pro-Russian channels as proof that the Ukrainian armed forces are in disarray. Maybe, but...

In 1916, entrepreneur Clarence Saunders invented America's first self-service grocery store, a truly revolutionary idea that swept across the country ...

According to Kiev, their great spring/summer/fall/winter offensive is "imminent." Meanwhile, the "pro-Russia" commentators are chortling and dismissin...

The vote to raise the US debt ceiling has passed the house. From Zero Hedge: As we noted earlier, the bill - which as discussed here does not cut r...

Why is All Quiet on the Western Front parroted as a great anti-war message when it didn't even work on its original audience? It didn't work on the se...

Today I reluctantly watched this movie so I could write a review, and I completely regret it. Sisu is, and I'm not exaggerating, one of the worst movi...

I’m pleased to announce that, per CNN, the mighty and heroic Ukrainians have intercepted 52 out of 54 Russian drones during an attack early this mo...

CNN's Radina Gigova posted an article about the Kalashnikov AK-12 with a baffling mistake. See if you can find it....

Actually, just my top ten stories about anything, but it was February/March 2022 that this site first got "big" so it's the same thing. I try to push ...

Finally, it's time to ask the hard-hitting questions. Like, what if real countries were factions in the popular sci-fi tabletop wargaming franchise? ...