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A new book suggests that the best way to save the planet is through abundance.

The Navy cannot increase its amphibious ship inventory or decrease the demand for crisis response forces. The Navy–Marine Corps team needs alternative concepts to generate forces forward.

Eliot Higgins, AKA "Brown Moses", is famed for his sleuthing.

“More and more road bed is going to be structurally destroyed by intense, hours long, heat of ammunition cook off. This is the attrition of war hitting Ukrainian roads that the road bound due to the Raputisa & bad tire maintenance Russian trucks have to use. 3/”

Could the scrutiny of Putin’s favored billionaires hastened by the war in Ukraine extend to the hidden money that subverts democracy in the United States?

Health care in the United States costs much more per capita than in other countries, but life expectancy is considerably lower. This chart shows that Japan and Switzerland spend thousands less per …

Metaverse is a buzzing world, with many actors (from big tech giants like Facebook and Microsoft to smaller communities of tech…

Over the last few weeks, as Russia invaded Ukraine, you’ve probably heard some version of the story about how carefully Putin prepared for economic sanctions against the country. Whether or n…

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“Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so.” — George S. Patton (in the above shot played by George C. Scott in his great…

To make an album of music good enough to make it to the Top 40, it used to cost a million dollars. Now you can do it in your bedroom. To make a commercial for network TV, a minute of footage cost a…

From college sophomores to 9-to-5 IT workers, hobbyist OSINT accounts are reconstructing events on the ground.

Gas prices by country using official data sources.

Ukrainians have surprised the world with the ferocity of their opposition to Russia's invasion. It's a passionate defense of the country's Western-style democracy and marks a contrast to the US, where many see a recent erosion of democratic principles.

From my latest Bloomberg column (do I really need to indent my own text?): “Putin would like to find a way of making nuclear threats without quite incurring the liability from … making nuclear threats. Enter nuclear power plants. When Russian forces attack the plant, there is some chance that something goes wrong, such as […]

A look at economic sanction options for Russia.

Biz cites 'unwarranted and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine' ... also crippling sanctions

Ukrainians need food and ammunition. Russia needs gas. The coming days and weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may center around logistical strategy. And mud.

Chipmaker has until Friday to comply or see its crown-jewel source code released.

“How is the war in Ukraine going? Today they confirmed the death of Russian General Major Suhovetsky. He's unsurprisingly a paratrooper. So let's discuss the role of paratroopers in Russian military doctrine. That'll shed a light on the course of this war and why Russia lost it🧵 https://t.co/aIWsikgFnO”

“I’d like corn for dinner.” So, six months ago, you’ll need to plant the corn so you can harvest it today and cook it tonight. Or you can drive to the farmer’s market …