Friday, 27 February 2026

Finland: the most atheist society in the world… that is neither Communist nor Post-Communist, I suppose.

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Yes, admittedly, the Vietnamese claim that they're the most atheistic country in the world, and I'm sure North Korea could muster up...
Thursday, 26 February 2026

The Slipped Disc: My Current (AND ONGOING) Spinal Injury.

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AFAIK, what I've been suffering with is a herniated disc down at the bottom of the lumbar region. Yes, that "AFAIK" disclaime...

The Ideological Stagnation of the 21st Century

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Everything that was supposed to change hasn't changed.  The ideological stagnation of the 21st century is worse than the broken promises...
Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Learning Russian in 2026: am I talking myself into it or talking myself out of it, at this point?

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Professor _______, […] [Many boring details have been omitted.] […] I am asking a very broad question: do you have any advice or suggestions...
Monday, 23 February 2026

Civilization is not discredited by its own absence.

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Saturday, 21 February 2026

Veganism, Year One: 2026 to 2036.

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After the End of the Vegan Movement: What Now, What Next? This is, in fact, the sequel to a podcast titled, "Leviathan: the Vegan Movem...

The Israeli Empire with the Mask On: the American Empire with the Mask Off.

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 (1 of 2) America vs Israel: Old Empires, New Enemies, Perpetual Bankruptcies. https://youtube.com/shorts/WwMgIfHgYKU [Two minutes long.] (...
Thursday, 19 February 2026

Democracy is not a haircut. Democracy is not a tattoo.

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Forgetting Afghanistan. LINK: https://youtu.be/3eBpamjQv2o

Canadian Culture: Lemons Without Lemonade

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Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Plautus v. Terence: do we have evidence of casual speech in Ancient Latin?

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 I begin with a fragment rendered into English by Google translate: 🏛️   Tam illud est admirandum [Terentio] quod et morem retinuit ut como...