To cut through today’s fog of information, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War offers a lens to understand the possible direction of the war on Iran.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Universities Survived Trump’s 2025 Funding Freeze, but the Money Still Isn’t Flowing to Researchers
Trump’s war on universities, like Iran, is doing great damage to the US, here via success in reducing research funding and causing chaos.
Armageddon Now! Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program
A review of the history of and best information about Israel’s nuclear weapons program, including delivery systems and safety risks at Dimona
Iran War: Oil Again Breaches $100 as Iran Escalates Attacks on Israel, Shipping, Dubai; More on the Effects of a Long Closure of the Strait of Hormuz
The Iran war is going ever more pear-shaped for the US, Israel, the Gulf states, and innocent bystanders, yet Trump refuses to relent.
Why Did Most Of The World Condemn Iran At The UN?
Why the huge vote against Iran on what Russia depicted as an unbalanced resolution should come as no surprise.
Coffee Break: Doomsday Delusions, Iran Eschaton Edition
Many players driving the Ramadan War, including Trump’s Secretary of War, are gripped by doomsday delusions.
Iran War: Iran Seeks Decolonization of Gulf Region; IEA Proposes Emergency Release of Reserves; Nuclear Strike Risk Assessment; Iran Escalates Strikes
Today’s Iran war update: the implications of Iran’s apparent demands, risk of a Israeli nuclear attack, and Iran’s kinetic escalation.
The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economics Went Down the Rabbit Hole of No Return
It is a curious thing that our politicians and economists in the Uniparty believe that economic growth, now and forevermore, will solve all our problems and cure all our ills. One looks around and it’s clear this is not so. Still, this economics truth was stated with utmost, if utterly spurious, clarity by a former […]
The Pakistan Navy’s Regional Escort Mission Puts Iran in a Dilemma
The US Strait of Hormuz escort story was fake but Pakistan, which is very exposed to the closure, plans something more serious. Will it work?
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Armed Transgression
The recent sequence of assassinations in the Middle East illustrates how acts once considered extraordinary can become normalized, raising the alarming possibility that the next boundary to fall could be the nuclear threshold.
In Latest Blow to Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Judge Blocks Overhaul of Immigration Appeals
Trump is losing in Iran and on the immigration front as a Federal judge backs Constitutional due process rights over efficiency.
Iran War: Administration Succeeds in Talking Down Oil Price to Below $100 as Trump Seeks Off Ramp to Opposition of Pentagon and Hawks; Iran Continues to Reject Talks, Announces Increase in Strikes, Pounds US Bases Into Dust
Trump succeeds in talking investors out of the tree even as Iran war fundamentals and his approval rating decay.
