Fauci—The Pandemic Playbook That Wasn’t

Fauci—The Pandemic Playbook That Wasn’t

An unanswered first-order question from the COVID-19 pandemic is this: Why was America’s pandemic doctrine apparently so lacking, given nearly 40 years under Dr. Anthony Fauci’s leadership and more than $60 billion spent preparing for the next inevitable...
Iran and Russia—Ripe for a Cascading Failure?

Iran and Russia—Ripe for a Cascading Failure?

The Berlin Wall’s fall is one of history’s most recognizable examples of a rapid, largely unforeseen cascading failure. On November 9, 1989, East German spokesman Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced that new travel rules would take effect “immediate...
Advanced Iran Negotiating Theory

Advanced Iran Negotiating Theory

Welcome to today’s seminar. By the time we’re done, you’ll grasp Iran’s favorite negotiating trick: saying one thing, meaning another, and watching Western diplomats pretend they didn’t notice. Armed to the teeth but incredibly...
Convergence

Convergence

One of the greater mysteries of our century may be why governments across much of Europe, North America, and even Australia adopted remarkably similar immigration policies seemingly at the same time. It is difficult to believe this happened by chance. And unlike Adam...