General Underestimation
Russia’s best weapon is not General Winter, but General Underestimation, Czech blogger Martin Chmela wrote today. It is the most brilliant analytical observation to be made in the West since…
On increasingly easy governing
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this year’s US presidential election is not talked about. Namely, the ease with which democracy disappeared from the Democratic Party. Readers will know that…
British Caste Society Returns
The riots in England are not the beginning of a civil war, but an expression of the despair of the poor and the powerless. Therefore, their demands will not be…
The mystery of birth out of wedlock
A few days ago, I commented that we don’t understand population behavior. We don’t know why birth rates are collapsing in some places and holding up in others. We know…
On artificial intelligence and metaphors
The whole AI debate shows how important it is what metaphors we choose. A few years ago, someone came up with a new type of computer program and the marketing…
What I would recommend to the British
A wave of unrest is sweeping the UK. A riot that is authentically popular and authentically poor. Unproductive outbursts of violence that do not threaten and or even frighten the…