The Reading Junkie

Evgeny Prigozhin agreed to halt his march on Moscow and avert “a bloodbath,” the Belarusian president said.

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