Archive - The Hat Tip

Predicting the death of the Metaverse

An unpublished article sees the light of day

May 9, 2023 •

February 2023

Israel's Judicial Reform: Misunderstanding Democracy

Thoughts on the Israeli government's plans to neuter the Supreme Court

Feb 13, 2023 •

What if the Tories are wiped out?

Everyone knows that polls narrow, right?

Feb 1, 2023 •

May 2022

Locked out of Twitter

An attacker somehow disabled the two-factor authentication for my Twitter account, logged in, and seems to have changed the email address and ph…

May 28, 2022 •

Pile-ons, Responsibility and the Sin of Sodom

A few months ago, Helen Lewis wrote on Twitter: "Above a certain follower count, your twitter feed is basically a newspaper, and I wish there was a…

May 16, 2022 •

April 2022

Twitter's Free Speech Musquarade

Elon Musk claims he wants absolute free speech on Twitter. That'd be a nightmare, but I'm not buying it

Apr 27, 2022 •

March 2022

Putin's next move: ending the sanctions by any means necessary

After the battle for Ukraine, Russia's foreign, intelligence and security policy will be devoted to smashing the coalition that imposed crippling…

Mar 1, 2022 •

February 2022

Convoys a-coming

Some thoughts about the plans for Canada-style convoys to converge on Washington DC

Feb 24, 2022 •

Covid and the Tree of Knowledge

Has trying to protect society from the pandemic led to an over-emphasis on personal risk? And what's that got to do with the Garden of Eden?

Feb 7, 2022 •

January 2022

Is Boris Johnson's Party Almost Over?

The Downing Street parties have removed Boris Johnson's teflon coating. What will stick now?

Jan 24, 2022 •

The Legacy of January 6 and the Ongoing Coup

Has the United States had its last democratic election for President?

Jan 5, 2022 •

December 2021

It could have been so much worse: America got lucky on Jan 6

The January 6 Capitol riot was a disaster, but it was almost much worse. A look at some of worst-case scenarios that were narrowly avoided.

Dec 30, 2021 •

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