Archive - The Proper Gander

Can We Step Back from the Brink?

Olympic-level problem dodging probabilities

Aug 5 •

May 2024

The Left and Right are Obsolete

Reworking mental models of political orientation

May 30 •

April 2024

The Praetorian Problem: Then and Now

When the power-adjacent seize power, governments go rogue

Apr 14 •

March 2024

Red Heifers, the Third Temple, Holy Wars, and a New Messianic Age

The world is only going to get crazier

Mar 22 •

February 2024

Grey Rhinos and Black Swans: Illegal Immigration

Nothing like this has happened before and gone well

Feb 28 •

Year of the Gray Rhino and Black Swan

2024 has already been wild, and it may mark a historic turning point

Feb 24 •

Fighting Iran Is a Historically Bad Idea

Where do the tit-for-tat escalations lead?

Feb 7 •

November 2023

Echoes of 1914: History Rhyming Again

Is the Israel-Palestine conflict the spark that ignites the world?

Nov 3, 2023 •

October 2023

Israel and Palestine: Burning the Olive Branch

A conflict long in the making risks going global

Oct 17, 2023 •

Is It Fair to Compare the Fall of Rome to Now?

Scrying America's Future by Comparing Rome's Past

Oct 11, 2023 •

September 2023

The Great Inflation Lie

Imperial Overextension Part 2: The Rot at the Core

Sep 21, 2023 •

Imperial Overextension, Part 1

Was 9/11 a Turning Point or an Accelerant?

Sep 11, 2023 •

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