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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
 • 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
 • Brian Gongol
For shame
On slop videos, emotional manipulation, and the emotion that should be attached to a whole enterprise online
 • Brian Gongol
While Europe slept
On Winston Churchill, the Munich Security Conference, and why we ought to hope that people are listening to Emmanuel Macron
 • Brian Gongol
Show of hands
On the restorations of 1991, women's suffrage, and the problem with over-regulating elections from far away
 • Brian Gongol
In common
On Ronald Reagan, the Olympic Games, and things that everyone shares with everyone else
 • 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
 • Brian Gongol
Better than what?
On social judgment, innuendo, and the problem with rewarding people for things they cannot control
 • Brian Gongol
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
 • Brian Gongol
Speak up
On modern-day classroom cheating, Microsoft Teams, and alignment between students and assessments
 • Brian Gongol
Silver drops
On the gold standard, prods to action, and why speculation in precious metals is a hindrance to progress
 • Brian Gongol

January 2026

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