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Forget for the moment the fuss between Trump and the Fed that is going on now.
Century-old writings and today's politics
Tonight I went rather late (around 9 pm) to a rather expensive New York restaurant; not super expensive where the millionaires from the East Sude meet but one in West Village where mostly successful young (and not so young as the story will soon reveal) people gather to dine and talk.
A review of Normal Ohler’s "Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany"
Why is capital so concentrated and why so few have it?
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The Sisters Who Dared Challenge Caligula
‘The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Cole’s America’ review JamesHoare Wed, 09/10/2025 - 08:55
One of the most impactful inventions throughout all of human history, gunpowder changed the course of warfare. From fire arrows in China to propelling deadly munitions in the modern era, gunpowder shaped how conflicts were fought, guiding the evolution of warfare. What is gunpowder, and how did it change the way wars were […]
