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Tolstoy and his theory about "Great Men"
I was reading the newspaper this weekend and trying to decide what makes it such a chore. It used to be my favorite part of the weekend. Now it’s tedious. And I figured out why.
Pipelines, Dostoyevsky, Russia and the West
One could argue that the story of modern Russia and the West is a pipeline. Or broadly, a series of pipelines carrying the largest gas reserves in the world from Siberia and the Arctic shelf, to Europe.
Discovering Warren Buffett likes Pipelines
If you’ve spent any time in the professional investor universe—you know—the landscape is chock-a-block with liars. Professional investors speak to other professional investors about companies they like, when they don’t own a single share of that company.
The Secret Pipeline and the Business of Enemies
It’s always interesting when two nations who are sworn enemies engage in commerce that benefits both. It’s the cornerstone of Capitalist peace theory; trade between nations precludes bloodshed. And it might be true. It might work, for a time.
Divers with a vendetta, and two weeks to train
Here’s the craziest part of The Nord Stream Conspiracy. In great detail, we are told how a group of regular men and women—expert at diving, but nothing else—are taught to blow up underwater infrastructure.
Why all the fuss over a simple pipeline?
The Chicago Times ran this cartoon in 1982. Bill Maldin captured the enormity of the debate (by depicting it as a joke). The Reagan administration opposed.
The Mystery of the Nord Stream Pipeline Explosion
Life is short, and it’s a sin to waste your time. That’s a direct rip from the notebooks of Albert Camus (1913-1960), which I’ve been reading and heeding, this first week of July.