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The Long View 2009-01-25: Seigniorage & Other Matters

I’ve sometimes said that John wasn’t great with data, but what I mean is that he didn’t have the same kind of visual style I do. For example, in this blog post John said: President Obama's approval ratings will, no doubt, soon fall into line

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Always second fiddle

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Operation Kronstadt: British Secret Intelligence Service

In the beginning of Operation Kronstadt, Lieutenant ‘Gus’ Agar has a very odd meeting with the head of the British Secret Intelligence service, Captain Mansfield Cumming, a man known simply as ‘C’. …His commanding officer at HMS Osea had ordered him to report to the Admiralty that morning where he

Linkfest 2023-02-11: Declare if thou hast understanding

Crisis Magaine: Declare in a Nutshell Tim Power’s Declare is a remarkably powerful novel. It is perhaps the peak of Powers’ craft of secret histories, that I have to actively watch my own mind as this story threatens to displace real history, the narrative is so compelling. Attorney and

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