Some Clarity on Russia
This is a country that started with an economy the size of Spain getting diverted in Ukraine (instead of worrying about China) & trapped in a costly war of attrition in which time inexorably destroys both its economy & its military capabilities.
@JonahDispatch The patriot act: “The point is that terrorism has consequences beyond life and property. It requires a tightening of liberty no one desires.”
You comparing natl debt to 9/11: “Government is supposed to respond to extraordinary circumstances with extraordinary measures.”
@tomfriedman A member of congress visiting Taiwan:“utterly reckless”
Invading a sovereign nation and destabilizing a region: “because we could, and because he deserved it”
This makes me think @nntaleb needs to read up on his Schrader “You cannot express the holy in terms made for the profane, but you can discuss the profane in terms made for the holy”