I’m still flummoxed by the “drill, baby, drill” idiocy, since it seems like the U.S. has poked plenty enough holes into the Earth. Energy independence is a clear strategic advantage.
U.S. Energy
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Military Intelligence
Although I know more about history than most (which is a low bar), I have never studied war. Now that we’ve been thrust into this new rapidly escalating war, I’m trying to educate myself swiftly. I think you’ll find these two videos enlightening and engaging:
The Captain & Tamil
We’re Getting Railed
I’ve written about California’s ridiculous high speed rail boondoggle, which as I’ve predicted countless times will end in non-completion and total failure. I was reminded of this the other day when I heard on a program that China just completed its 30,000th mile of high-speed rail, whereas the U.S. has yet to lay a single mile of track. But at least we rule the world in terms of blowing schoolchildren to bits, right?
Suriname for the Win!
A vivid illustration of the difference between relative and absolute growth.
