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Breadth matters, even in war
On slide rules, gray zones, and why it's just as good for a military officer to be well-rounded as it is for an engineer
Feb 17
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Brian Gongol
Who needs the keys?
On car culture, failure to launch, and the potentially mixed bag of outcomes if younger drivers continue to simply drop out
Feb 16
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Brian Gongol
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For shame
On slop videos, emotional manipulation, and the emotion that should be attached to a whole enterprise online
Feb 15
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Brian Gongol
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While Europe slept
On Winston Churchill, the Munich Security Conference, and why we ought to hope that people are listening to Emmanuel Macron
Feb 14
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Brian Gongol
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Show of hands
On the restorations of 1991, women's suffrage, and the problem with over-regulating elections from far away
Feb 13
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Brian Gongol
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Steering around bad influences
Jan 5
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Brian Gongol
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Ideas worth keeping
Jan 24
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Brian Gongol
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Bring out Century Schoolbook
Dec 15, 2025
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Brian Gongol
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On best behavior
Jan 23
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Brian Gongol
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Expand the House
Jan 9, 2023
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Brian Gongol
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Don't take stupid steps backwards
Jan 15
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Brian Gongol
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On Ronald Reagan, the Olympic Games, and things that everyone shares with everyone else
Feb 11
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Brian Gongol
When AI slop meets real slop
On baking, space-filling, and the weird branches of knowledge that are easy to mimic but actually take real senses to create
Feb 9
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Brian Gongol
Better than what?
On social judgment, innuendo, and the problem with rewarding people for things they cannot control
Feb 7
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Brian Gongol
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Broaden the public's interests
On the Moon landing, the global population, and what goes wrong when too many are overwhelmed by news coverage of too few
Feb 6
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Brian Gongol
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Speak up
On modern-day classroom cheating, Microsoft Teams, and alignment between students and assessments
Feb 3
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Brian Gongol
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Silver drops
On the gold standard, prods to action, and why speculation in precious metals is a hindrance to progress
Feb 2
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Brian Gongol
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"We know what we are"
On social media, stochastic parrots, and putting a check on the hazardous notion that computers can have feelings
Jan 31
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