Archive - Precipice

Thoughts on authority

Who gets to tell us what and what not to do and why?

Dec 16 •

Brian Thompson's murder and the question of whether health care is a right

By definition, it can't be

Dec 8 •

The temperature of the world stage in December 2024

A look at very recent developments in South Korea, Romania, France, Ukraine and Syria - and the regions in which each is situated

Dec 8 •

Reflections on five years of Precipice

I think the mission gets refined with each post

Dec 6 •

November 2024

Thoughts on character - today's edition

Second in a series I began in May 2023

Nov 20 •

The world-stage timetable is not the same as the US political timetable

The bad guys are filling the vacuum

Nov 18 •

Saturday round-up

A compendium of recent finds that have in common some form of the theme of whether we can retrieve meaning

Nov 16 •

A short note on the paramount importance of keeping wheat-from-chaff score in this new post-American era

It's going to be more difficult than ever, but if a noble vision for humanity is to survive, it's essential

Nov 13 •

Thoughts on the role of love in a very raw post-America

It's not fashionable right now, but it's essential

Nov 11 •

About last night

Across the spectrum, post-Americans must grapple with an uncomfortable truth

Nov 6 •

October 2024

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