Author Archives

• Philosophical Ponderings of Soviet Collapse (Pt. I of II)

  By Duty and Honor on December 28, 2022 • ( 0 )

  What brought about the collapse of the Soviet Union? Depending on the perspective, one is bound to come away with different interpretations. Here in America and the Western world, the explanation is purely economic and technical. I documented some of… Read More ›

• Update (28 December 2022)

  By Duty and Honor on December 28, 2022 • ( 0 )

  It has been a while since I had last written another Update post. I thought I should remind people that December 30 marks the centennial of the Soviet Union’s founding. I still have a post on the Soviet Union scheduled… Read More ›

• U.S. stock sector ‘Santa rally’ hopes fade as Tesla shares continue to slide

  By Duty and Honor on December 27, 2022 • ( 0 )

  U.S. shares are struggling to maintain alive hopes of a calendar year-conclusion Christmas rally as investor optimism about China’s reopening is weighed down by subdued post-holiday getaway buying and selling volumes and weakness in shares of organizations such as Tesla…. Read More ›

• “Pan-Europeanism” contra “Pan-Germanic Socialism”

  By Duty and Honor on December 26, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Yesterday, in a post intended for the ARPLAN Blog, I discussed that Pan-Germanic Socialism within the German-speaking world could still be a relevant ideology in the 21st century. If it successfully distances itself from the racialist and antisemitic tendencies of… Read More ›

• “European Germany” or “German Europe?”

  By Duty and Honor on December 24, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Bogumil, I sincerely wish you a merry Christmas and an early happy New Year. I hope things are going well for you at the moment. Since I am not sure if you will be doing a Christmas-themed post this year,… Read More ›

• Christmas Post (Pt. II of II)

  By Duty and Honor on December 24, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  As promised, I am sharing the photos I had taken of my last playthrough of Workers & Resources. The photos depict the towns that I had established while playing between last Friday and Tuesday. I assembled the first set of… Read More ›

• Christmas Post (Pt. I of II)

  By Duty and Honor on December 23, 2022 • ( 0 )

  I wonder if Bogumil is going to publish a Christmas-themed post on the ARPLAN Blog. I know that he posts one each year, usually on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Today is December 23, so I am guessing either tomorrow… Read More ›

• IF Capital, part 8: NOT writing anything at all

  By Duty and Honor on December 21, 2022 • ( 0 )

  On the misanthropic method, Micro Machines on the SEGA Megadrive, and not writing a short story. IF Capital, part 8: NOT writing anything at all

• China growth outlook cut by World Bank

  By Duty and Honor on December 21, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The World Bank has cut its China growth outlook for this year and next, citing the impact of the abrupt loosening of strict COVID-19 containment measures and persistent property sector weakness, reports Reuters. The Washington-based lender, in a report released… Read More ›

• Soviet Centennial on 30 December

  By Duty and Honor on December 20, 2022 • ( 0 )

  December 30, 2022 marks the would-be centennial of the Soviet Union’s founding. The Soviet Union was formally established on December 30, 1922, continuing to exist until its dissolution sixty-nine years later on December 26, 1991. Had the Soviets survived past… Read More ›