Sitemap - 2023 - John’s Newsletter
The Call: Our 2024 Political Risk Predictions
Why Ernest Hemingway Matters: The Old Man and the Sea
You cannot defend democracy by destroying democracy
Why Ernest Hemingway Matters: For Whom the Bell Tolls
The bleak truth is that Iran has already accomplished its strategic goals in the Gaza War
The EU's elite is living on borrowed time
Why Ernest Hemingway matters: The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Wishcasting: Why Ukraine's cheerleaders got the counter-offensive so wrong
Why Ernest Hemingway Matters: A Farewell to Arms
Realism and the passing of Henry Kissinger
Amidst all the global brushfires, the US must keep its eye squarely on the Taiwan Strait
Shock Dutch election results confirm the global populist revolt is alive and well
El Loco and the libertarian revolution in Argentina
Why Ernest Hemingway Matters: Fiesta
Why Nikki Haley is the fool's gold of this election cycle
Appointing David Cameron Foreign Secretary is like giving an arsonist a match
A sneak preview of The Last Best Hope: The Complete Introduction
Thoughts from Saturday's Palestinian Rally in Washington, by J.L. Reiter
Where we are: The world at the beginning of November 2023
Two further points about the Israeli-Hamas war
Four points to make about the Israeli-Hamas War
Avoiding World War I in the Middle East
Niall Ferguson's dangerous neocon musings about World War III must be avoided at all costs
The fatal flaw of the Obama-Biden Mideast policy (Iran) becomes tragically clear
RFK Jr. is just about to decisively upend the 2024 presidential race
The Problem for the Democrats is that we have already reached 'peak Biden'
Why Raymond Chandler matters: The Long Goodbye
Changing our Substack rules for our community
Why Raymond Chandler Matters: The Little Sister
What Was I Thinking?: The Last Best Hope; Chapter 2--John Quincy Adams and 'No More Stupid Wars'
Why Raymond Chandler Matters: Farewell My Lovely
Why Raymond Chandler Matters: The Big Sleep
What was I thinking?: The Last Best Hope; Introduction
The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism--Available for pre-order!
We must not let Ukraine become the next Forever War, by Dr. John C. Hulsman
Epilogue (Ezzy's Education: Part 41), by Garrett Murch
Biden's putative Middle East deal is a very bad idea
Improving (Ezzy's Education: Part 40), by Garrett Murch
Why the botched Hunter Biden plea agreement is important
The Candidate (Continued), (Ezzy's Education: Part 39), by Garrett Murch
Midsomer Malaise: Ukraine, US, Europe
The candidate (Ezzy's Education: Part 38), by Garrett Murch
Holy Cow (Ezzy's Education: Part 37), by Garrett Murch
It is Zelensky who is being absurd about Ukraine's alliance membership, not NATO
The world from the regional powers' eyes
Speech (Ezzy's Education, Part 36), by Garrett Murch
The world through Russia's eyes
Eye of the Beholder (Ezzy's Education: Part 35), by Garrett Murch
The world through the EU's eyes
Capitalising (Ezzy's Education, Part 34), by Garrett Murch
The world through India's eyes
Revenge (Ezzy's Education: Part 33), by Garrett Murch
The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism
Reactions (Ezzy's Education: Part 32), by Garrett Murch
The world through the Anglosphere's eyes
Guilt (Ezzy's Education: Part 31), by Garrett Murch
The world through Japan's eyes
All Hail (Continued), (Ezzy's Education: Part 31), By Garrett Murch
All Hail (Ezzy's Education: Part 30), by Garrett Murch
Trust (Continued) (Ezzy's Education: Part 29), By Garrett Murch
Joe Biden's family corruption (and its cover-up) is hidden in plain sight
Trust (Ezzy's Education: Part 28) By Garrett Murch
Who is worse (continued)? (Ezzy's Education: Part 27), by Garrett Murch
Explaining reality to the French
Who is worse? (Ezzy's Education: Part 26), by Garrett Murch
Mission (Ezzy's Education: Part 25), by Garrett Murch
This time it's different: Why Trump's indictment will come to finish him
Release (Continued), (Ezzy's Education: Part 24), By Garrett Murch
As both Covid and Ukraine show, we need more open debate, not less
Yes, Stanford, the Free Speech Juice is Worth the Squeeze, By J.L. Reiter
Release (Ezzy's Education: Part 23), by Garrett Murch
The Beast of Inflation is claiming its banking victims
Was Charles Manson Right? By J.L. Reiter
Leadership (Ezzy's Education: Part 22), By Garrett Murch
Ezzy's Huddle (Ezzy's Education: Part 21), by Garrett Murch
The global geo-strategic state of play, a year into the Ukraine War
Exceptions (Continued), (Ezzy's Education: Part 20), by Garrett Murch
The hidden realities of Ukraine, one year on
Where will China go the next century? By Publius
My political risk jazz riff for the day: The three opportunities that could transform our world
Exceptions (Ezzy's Education: Part 19), by Garrett Murch
What a state (of the Union) we're in, by J.L. Reiter
My political risk jazz riff for the day: The three risks that could upend our world
Practice (Continued), (Ezzy's Education, Part 18), By Garrett Murch
Why Republican patience with Ukraine is wearing thin
Practice (Ezzy's Education: Part 17), by Garrett Murch
The monsters lying beneath the waves in political risk today (Russia, China, the US)
All in good time (Ezzy's Education: Part 16), By Garrett Murch
What's really going on in Ukraine
Expectations (Ezzy's Education Part 15), By Garrett Murch
History's law of unintended consequences rears its head in Brazil and the Indo-Pacific
The plot against Simba (Ezzy's Education: Part 14), By Garrett Murch