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The Long View: A New Dynasty

This is a fine essay of alternative history by John Reilly, regarding an early twentieth century China in which someone managed to cobble together enough Confucian orthodoxy to proclaim themselves Emperor, of a sort, sparing China Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution. In a fascinating aside, John gets at what

CrossFit 2015-09-09

Dublin Mudslide Teams of 2 21-18-15-12-9-6-3 * Calorie row * Burpees over the rower Time 28:22

CrossFit 2015-09-08

Max squat clean * 155# PR! Max bench press * 155# Max overhead squat * 140# Total 450#

CrossFit 2015-09-04

5 RM deadlift 250# PR! Tabata squats * 12 Row 1000m * Time 4:05 Tabata squats * 12 Last time 12/4:45/12

The Long View: Red Capitalism

China is going through one of its periodic financial crises, so this series of book reviews and essays by John Reilly seems appropriate. While I am skeptical about Gordon Chang's predictions of China's collapse [Chang is a Hedgehog in Isaiah Berlin and Philip Tetlock's

CrossFit 2015-09-02

5 RM Bench Press * 145# Build to a heavy 3 rep front squat * 155# Burner 3 rounds * 10 front squats * 15 Calorie row Time 5:55 95#

CrossFit 2015-09-01

Crazy Kruger 3 rounds * 800m run * 21-15-9 * Kettlebell swings [53#] * Burpees Time 35:35 [2 rounds + run + 21 reps]