I have a spreadsheet of 100 wars and conflicts from history, stretching from 475 BC to the present. Wars before then tend to have poor data. All major wars are on the spreadsheet, which can be viewed on Google Drive. A few interesting things about this sheet are how I approach the data. I include …
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Overview of UN resolutions regarding Ukraine and Palestine
There have been three resolutions in the UN over the last year regarding the invasion of Gaza and six regarding Ukraine over the last two years. The following countries have voted in favor of Likud at least once in the last three resolutions: Argentina Austria (x2) Croatia Czechia (x3) Fiji Guatemala (x2) Hungary (x2) Israel …
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Fire Jake Sullivan
It is long past time to fire Jake Sullivan. He should have lost his job after the fall of Kabul. He assured the American government and people that the Afghan government would be able to withstand the Saudi pressure, and he was completely wrong. I have been fired for far less. He should have lost …
Red lines are political boogiemen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_lines_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War This article clearly demonstrates that the red lines Russia has set have been of little to no value. But what we have found is that when NATO has not made it clear something is off limits, Russia consistently violates it. In response to us not letting Georgia and Ukraine into NATO in 2008, Georgia …
Ukraine fact check
“Wait a minute, this war has been going on for 10 years, Russia has had every advantage, and after 10 years they only occupy 18 percent of Ukraine,” Hodges said. “They [have] lost half a million troops, the Black Sea Fleet is getting worse by the day, and the Air Force is unable to get …
France unemployment rate
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/unemployment-rate France has not seen unemployment below 7% since 1981. In this world, we have a choice: you can have all of the labor protections you have so you never lose a job, or you can have high wages and low unemployment. The costs of hiring in France are extremely high because it is nearly …
Freedom of speech and the press
It is not a coincidence that Donald Trump is suing George Stephanopolous at the same time that there is a bill in Congress claiming criticizing policies done by Netanyahu and his government is on par with Holocaust denial and calling for genocide against Jews. They are two sides of the same coin. Israeli Democracy in …
History of NATO
How to end the Israeli-Palestinian War
First of all, the United States recognizing and supporting the government of Afghanistan after 2001 was not a support for the Taliban but a critical part of the effort to fight the Taliban and al Qaeda. Likewise, the best way to fight Hamas is to support the Palestinian Authority and recognize them as the legitimate …
Health care trilemma
You can have : A. Low costs B. Universal coverage C. Vaccination as a choice, low food standards, and a car-centric society Pick 2 of the 3. You cannot have all three.