Part the First: Beware Scientific Jargon. But everyone here already knows that. Nevertheless, this is a perpetual challenge for every scientist and other scholar who wants to be understood by our fellow citizens without “dumbing it down.” Scientific jargon can be ‘satisfying’ — but misleading. Jargon works especially well for those of my tribe who […]
Read more...At the meeting between Putin and Trump, the question of whether a leader is a product of history or its maker reveals much about them, and us.
Read more...Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is counting on support from President Donald Trump in the New York mayoral election.
Read more...Armored knights vanished when gunpowder weapons made them ineffective, and cavalry vanished when motorized transport and tanks arrived on the battlefield. I believe infantry will likely be the next category of warriors to disappear. History shows that survival, cost-effectiveness, and competitive advantage dictate military force composition—not tradition. The lessons are clear: when a combat role […]
Read more...The New Jersey and Virginia 2025 gubernatorial elections provide a preview of the 2026 midterm elections occurring in the shadow of Trump.
Read more...The rules-based order is giving way to one of ‘sphere of influence,’ and in Latin America the U.S. is showing what could look like one
Read more...Trump and the GOP’s extra-Constitutional acts in Washington, D.C., California, and Texas raise questions about the Posse Comatitus Act.
Read more...The F-35 fighter jet is the most expensive weapons program in U.S. history, but one of its biggest failures isn’t in the air — it’s on the ground. The Pentagon’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), conceived as an ambitious plan to revolutionize fighter jet maintenance and logistics, collapsed under the weight of bad design, poor […]
Read more...Oracle billionaire CEO Larry Ellison is aggressively moving into media and military contracting to consolidate his power in the Trump 2.0 era.
Read more...Part the First: Is This How to Do Science? San Diego, with the University of California-San Diego and the Scripps Research Institute leading the way, has been a Biotech/Little Pharma hotspot since the beginning, a strong third behind Boston and the Bay Area. Ups and downs are common, but in the current climate it is […]
Read more...The Israeli genocide in Gaza violates the Silver Rule, the foundation of nearly all ethical frameworks
Read more...Palmer Luckey, the CEO of autonomous weapons systems maker Anduril, is being heralded as the potential savior of America’s defense industry. He’s not.
Read more...Theodore Postol is a retired MIT physics professor who was a consultant to the Pentagon on nuclear weapons and missile defense. He recently published a presentation on Iran’s nuclear weapons capability, which he summarized in a YouTube interview. Professor Postol explains, in considerable detail, how the construction of a deliverable fission bomb is well within […]
Read more...Kamala Harris won’t be running for Governor of California, but she might want to make another Presidential run. Please don’t.
Read more...Part the First: How Do You Awaken Sleeping Cancer Cells. Short answer: Inflammation. Speaking from experience, anyone who have ever been treated successfully for cancer never fully relaxes after his or her tumor or condition is resolved. Formerly metastatic cells can remain dormant for a long time. Recent research has shown how they are reawakened. […]
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