I am a farmer ant and I grow my own food better than you ever could

Ant carrying a green leaf on soil surface

A colony like mine can reach almost 6,500 square feet, about the size of a luxury home with five bedrooms.  The mound of fungus we farm can rise a foot high, nestled inside with thousands upon thousands of workers tending to it.  I am a farmer ant, technically known as an Attini, or fungus-grower.  I… Continue reading I am a farmer ant and I grow my own food better than you ever could

The Orange Man is so bad, progressives can’t even celebrate the daring rescue of a soldier behind enemy lines

Eight fighter jets flying in formation over desert dunes at sunset

In an ideal world, I would prefer a media that was honest and objective, an opposition that was principled and reasonable, and detractors who could criticize without outright fantasizing. Last Friday, the situation for two US airmen in Iran was dire after their F-15E fighter jet was shot down deep in enemy territory, setting off… Continue reading The Orange Man is so bad, progressives can’t even celebrate the daring rescue of a soldier behind enemy lines

NATO just turned 77, but is it going down in the Strait of Hormuz?

Chessboard with France, Russia, and China flags on pieces; plaque reads FRANCE-RUSSIA-CHINA ALLIANCE.

As France joins forces with Russia and China at the United Nations, and makes a deal with Iran, supporters of the NATO alliance argue that it is a purely defensive affair. In that case, what purpose does it serve in the modern world? In one of the ironies that seem to increasingly define the modern… Continue reading NATO just turned 77, but is it going down in the Strait of Hormuz?

The MAGA split over Iran is real for now, but not necessarily forever

New York City skyline viewed through a spiderweb pattern of cracked glass.

Some might insist the media has been wrong time and time again, there’s no risk of a permanent break happening now.  To me at least, that is a misguided perspective.  Because something hasn’t happened, does not mean it will not happen. While some prefer to cling to nonsensical polls insisting 100% of President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading The MAGA split over Iran is real for now, but not necessarily forever

Iran: Honest questions without answers and why I remain optimistic anyway

Country road at sunrise with a fork leading into misty hills and trees.

To hear detractors tell it, we are badly losing a miscalculated enterprise from the start, facing incredibly limited options with no plan to speak of. Needless to say, supporters disagree and the truth is likely in between. As the world reels from a now unprecedented spike in oil prices (March was the largest single month… Continue reading Iran: Honest questions without answers and why I remain optimistic anyway