As I reflect back on this past year, it is with a sense of both sadness and relief. Sad, in that many of our worst fears were realized, but relieved because we managed to avoid the worst outcomes. Ukraine was indeed invaded, but 300+ days later, it is still standing…

Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter has been met with surprise, derision, and gnashing of teeth — and an overwhelming amount of well-intentioned but poorly-informed commentary and analysis. As someone who has followed the company closely since its inception and has had a chance to talk in depth about technical…

This article is a restatement and slight expansion of a Twitter thread (source, thread-reader) posted on October 19, 2022. This is a case where, in the process of doing research for a long-form piece, we have assembled facts that simply can’t wait to be shared; there is a duty to…

It’s been a few months since I’ve had the chance to update readers here on Medium; I’ve been working on several new projects and waiting to announce all of it in the proper order. The Wide Angle In June, The Washington Spectator published my long-form investigation into the complicated history behind the January…washingtonspectator.org New Column: The Wide Angle First, I’m very pleased to announce my new monthly column for The…

For the last several months, I’ve been working on a story for publication in the Washington Spectator about the history of the “goldbug” movement in the United States from the New Deal to today. That story, “Paranoia on Parade: How Goldbugs, Libertarians and Religious Extremists Brought America to the Brink”…

There is a nearly foolproof plan underway to crush the United States and bring it fully under fascist rule. In recent months, this chorus has been on repeat: “Federal overspending has pushed inflation to new levels.” This claim, which is not backed up with data, connects two facts in a…

This week I was in the beautiful city of Brussels, Belgium meeting up with friends and colleagues — many of whom I hadn’t seen in over two years. It was a great opportunity to reset, gain some wisdom, and also learn more about what’s going on in information warfare globally…

Over the last few weeks, it feels as though we are being pulled into a realm where up is down and wrong is right. That’s because that’s actually happening. We’re leaving the realm where things make sense. Some say this has been underway for years now. But most people would…

For the last several weeks I’ve been consumed with an extensive research and writing project, which I’m looking forward to sharing soon. But I’ve also been relatively quiet because there hasn’t been much to add: the war in Ukraine lumbers on and along the same basic trajectory. Russia continues to…