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The danger of golden ages
On carved roast beef, in-flight smoking, and the importance of looking at history with a critical eye
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Brian Gongol
Inside the fence at the IRS
On D-Day, the Equifax breach, and why a hackathon in the days just before April 15th would be a really hazardous idea
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Brian Gongol
You can't forecast individuals
On the Storm Prediction Center, market prediction schemes, and why anything based on human behavior will resist attempts at forecasting
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Brian Gongol
Get your assumptions in order
On transitional assistance, string quartets, and why fixating on industrial jobs is a terrible way to help people looking to climb the economic ladder
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Brian Gongol
Gains from trade
On Disney World vacations, pork production, and why America's own history proves the enormous advantages of free trade
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Brian Gongol

March 2025

Tick-tock vis-a-vis TikTok
On tariffs, cybersecurity, and the very bad things that could soon happen to American companies overseas
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Brian Gongol
Where's your resting data?
On the Obama BlackBerry, data-in-transit, and the two areas where we're dangerously far behind in cybersecurity for VIPs
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Brian Gongol
Take a smaller serving of hype
On Triscuit crackers, Studio Ghibli portraits, and the dangers of using AI for too much too carelessly
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Brian Gongol
Be safe out there
On workplace safety regulations, the Green Mountain Crash, and why it's important to keep an eye on history when making rules for today
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Brian Gongol
New rules, big problems
On the state GDP of Wyoming, asymmetric conflict, and the problem with inconsistent policymaking in a time of cyberwarfare
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Brian Gongol
Popping balloons
On weather balloons, budget cuts, and the consequences of shutting down data collection
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Brian Gongol
Look beyond the first order
On news headlines, the Toronto Pearson crash, and why it's critical to look at systems rather than people when big things go wrong
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Brian Gongol
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