7 Comments
Jul 28Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

Thanks - good policy; clear, reasonable, and very welcome.

Expand full comment

Oh come desired tyranny to liberate us from freedom

Teach us the difference between feelings and pain

That order was stultifying because chaos is terrifying

That fearless thoughts aren’t brave deeds

That if one has barbarian vices then have the virtues or perish

Above all that pagan antiquity invoked will answer even if you change your minds

That if you shake hands with the devil you can’t let go

That the Void stops having nice manners when you’re in it

…. In the meantime, enjoy the Olympics.

Expand full comment
Jul 28Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

Bravo and carry on!

Expand full comment

just the facts.

Expand full comment
Jul 28Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

An analytic approach is most valuable when tempers are running high.

The lessons to be learned from these wars will not be partisan in nature, but empirical.

Keep on keepin' on, sir.

Expand full comment
Jul 28Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

One, cannot agree more with the purpose of this post! It’s fine for politicians and pundits and others to have an opinion on the black hats and white hats and all in between. But the more neutral, nuanced, and dispassionate the analysis of the two conflicts the better! Who are the Azov Battalion? How do they fit the fight? As example. It is sad the fights are on, tragedy indeed. But here you provide analysis of an ongoing and ever changing military scene and to some degree political scene. They do tend to go hand in hand.

The more dry cogent facts the better, if we need other commentary there is a plethora of it out there. The more granular the better!

Expand full comment