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Can revolutions happen without leadership & organization?
Yes... but ultimate success requires organization
Jan 2
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When Complex Systems Fail: What Iraq, Insurgencies, and Airplanes Teach Us About Fragility
Sep 18, 2025
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The Empire Ascendant: Paul’s Reign and the Jihad
Aug 14, 2025
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C.P. Snow and the Two Cultures Today: rethinking the divide between science and the humanities
Sep 4, 2025
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Revolutions & Rising Expectations
The role of hope and imagination
Jan 16
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The Geopolitics of Julian May’s Science Fiction
Information and the power of discourse
Jan 8
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The Crack in the Map
Somaliland & the Long Argument Over What is a State
Dec 30, 2025
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Game Theory vs. History
Strategy, Rationality, & the Real World
Dec 18, 2025
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Is Soft Power really useful?
Spoiler: Soft Power doesn’t work, at least not how it’s supposed to
Dec 11, 2025
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Trials, Freedom of Expression, and Liberty
A Reflection on the UK's Jury Reform Proposal and Australia's Social Media Ban in light of Isaiah Berlin’s views on liberty
Dec 4, 2025
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C. Turner Joy's book, How Communists Negotiate, and its relevance today
One day after the Moscow talks, we examine the question: Does Russia still negotiate the same way?
Dec 3, 2025
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