Read Andrew’s original article on Substack, otherwise here it is without comment. Andrew Korybko Dec 27, 2024 Pandora’s Box of speculation was already opened by the US and Ukraine so there’s no need for Russia to restrain itself from injecting its own speculation, albeit that which is much more reasonable, Read more…
I first examined this data 15 or more years ago (also see Weather). Discussion with a friend encouraged me to update reporting on the data. One has to go to the source data and spend time extracting it and putting it into a usable form. Here is the data as Read more…
The Ukraine is a moderately simple conflict. The main protagonists are Russia, the USA and Britain (through NATO). Ukraine is a useful proxy and most of Europe a bunch of yapping lap dogs. The major moves in the conflict are easy to follow post WWII. In contrast, Syria is a Read more…
The fast but simplistic response to the Syrian collapse, as reported by Western pundits is that this is a major loss for Russia. More thoughtful analysts however are coming up with a more nuanced assessment. Here is Andrew with his comments on events. *** Russia Dodged A Bullet By Wisely Read more…
I said that the prayer that I cited in The Stranger’s Book, to send us a spirit of knowledge to reveal the mysteries, so that we may know ourselves; specifically, where [we’ve] come from, where we’re going, and what we need to do to live.” covered an area of deep Read more…
Ray McGovern is another name that I missed with the first group. Ray is a retired CIA analyst whose work spanned several American afministrations and included high-level positions. He has a deep historical perspective to draw on and has a lovely storytelling type presentation. Here is a most recent interview Read more…
Dr. Gilbert Doctorow is a professor whose specialty is Russian affairs. I like his analysis because he will often put forward views that are not quite mainstream. This allows one to extend their understanding of issues that many of my other sources have a more common perspective on. He has Read more…
The first 18 of this series I finished a couple of months ago. There are a couple of people that I left out and I have a couple of new names. In addition, I remain perplexed by the fact that most people that I know have no interest in quality Read more…
The best exposition on angelic beings that I have encountered is by Dr. Michael S. Heiser, titled Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God’s Heavenly Host. A set of videos summarizing the book has been published by the Logos Bible Study Platform. Without commentary, here they are in sequence. Read more…
This article is really a place holder for one piece of information. About 10 years ago I saw a video interview of a UN climate official, Christiana Figueres. Granted memories aren’t always that good but I recall her being interviewed in a garden setting. At that time, I didn’t think Read more…