Roll Tide Roll
Ukraine takes Kharkiv in counter-offensive. Russians are getting worried, the Kremlin plays it clueless.
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- Sep 13, 2022
- 6 min
El Bitcoin!
El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has doubled down with his country's limited money to become bitcoin's ultimate crypto tech-bro.
- Aug 30, 2022
- 6 min
Memphis Hustle
Shelby County officials AWOL in Jamaica, offices closed. Nashville would love to help, but not today. It's the Memphis Hustle.
- Aug 22, 2022
- 4 min
August in Ukraine
Ahead of the Kherson counter-offensive, August in Ukraine has been a lively month. But it may still be a long winter.
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Bad Fences, Bad Neighbors
Speaker Nancy Pelosi wanted one more swing at China before headed to pasture. Her timing was terrible.
- Jul 26, 2022
- 8 min
Ride of the Valkyrie part II
Part 2 of our look into Operation Valkyrie and the Black Orchestra's mission to kill Adolf Hitler.
- Jul 20, 2022
- 8 min
Ride of the Valkyrie
Behind the scenes of the German army's tenacious attempts to kill Adolf Hitler and Operation Valkyrie
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
What to Expect While NATO is Expecting
What to Expect from NATO's Madrid summit: Finland and Sweden are in, Britain goes east of the Suez, and who can tell with France.
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
What is the Octopus Doctrine?
What is the Octopus Doctrine, why does it matter and is this the end of endless proxy wars?
- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
The Longest Day
78 Years ago, the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Dispatch: The Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech just got a lot more relevant.
- May 13, 2022
- 6 min
Notes From a Cultural Revolution
The rumors of a new Cultural Revolution are greatly exaggerated. Sewanee, Graduation and Common Sense - mostly.
- Apr 29, 2022
- 9 min
Putin's Elephant
The West is scrambling to figure out what Putin is thinking. Chances are, he's not.
- Apr 19, 2022
- 4 min
The Kissing Game
Russia is seeking support in Central Asia as Kazakhstan seeks to keep a door open to the West.
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
Dispatch: Nothing Promising
Russia must change tactics in Ukraine. It doesn't have to tell the West what they are. Still, you can tell a lot from a lie.
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Ashes, Inflation & a Moral Dilemma
Inflation will only get worse - but it's the cheapest we are getting out of a European war in Ukraine.
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Hell, It's War
It's war in Ukraine. It could have been stopped in 2014, and now he have to pay a higher price.
- Feb 23, 2022
- 4 min
A Game of Global Domination
Putin's game of domination and the risk of Ukraine.
- Feb 18, 2022
- 5 min
The Middle Kingdom's Middle Finger
China's President Xi appears to be isolating China with in its block. Will it work? Does it ever?
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Don't Forget Weapons-Grade Iran
Things are getting hairy with Ukraine and Taiwan, but let's not forget that Iran is about to go weapons-grade.
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