Monthly Archives: April 2019

Brighter Than a Thousand Suns: Is Kim Jong-un Gearing Up for The Mother of All October Surprises?

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Agrippa

Kim Jong-un has given Donald Trump a deadline of one year to play ball on denuclearisation. Next year is an election year. October surprise! Continue reading →

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Rage Against the Machine!

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Agrippa

The Enlightenment bequeathed us the view we are not machines. Capitalism is a machine serving itself and which makes the self a machine. Ira contra machina! Continue reading →

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What Happened at Hanoi, What You’re Supposed to Think Did, and What Should Happen Now

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Agrippa

What you’re supposed to think happened at Hanoi, didn’t happen at Hanoi and Donald Trump is no Forrest Gump because though a moron Gump wasn’t a hustler. Continue reading →

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