Michael Z. Lopate
@mzlopate.bsky.social
PhD in International Relations and Political Methodology. Working on rise and decline dynamics, complex systems theory, and black swan events.
Compare universities to the military. The military doesn't make money, only ever losses, yet it gets funded by the government every year. Because we think national defense is a public good, it's not a business. That's how universities should be seen.
April 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Compare universities to the military. The military doesn't make money, only ever losses, yet it gets funded by the government every year. Because we think national defense is a public good, it's not a business. That's how universities should be seen.
Sounds like the perfect excuse to find a coauthor to hang out in airport lounges with you.
April 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Sounds like the perfect excuse to find a coauthor to hang out in airport lounges with you.
I unironically think this could be interesting research, it gives you access to a kind of unique network of relatively well off business and finance people, speaking candidly in a familiar environment.
April 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I unironically think this could be interesting research, it gives you access to a kind of unique network of relatively well off business and finance people, speaking candidly in a familiar environment.
The opportunities for corrupt trading using insider knowledge here are absolutely insane. At this point it's just white house communication arbitrage.
April 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The opportunities for corrupt trading using insider knowledge here are absolutely insane. At this point it's just white house communication arbitrage.
The left 🤝 major financial institutions
Trump is wrecking everything we care about.
Trump is wrecking everything we care about.
April 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The left 🤝 major financial institutions
Trump is wrecking everything we care about.
Trump is wrecking everything we care about.
He could complain to GGG customer service, who are usually pretty good about banning or muting people who are committing harassment, but I wouldn't be surprised if Elon's complaint finds itself in the circular file.
April 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
He could complain to GGG customer service, who are usually pretty good about banning or muting people who are committing harassment, but I wouldn't be surprised if Elon's complaint finds itself in the circular file.
Unfortunately, it's the "nothing is" part that seems to be true.
April 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Unfortunately, it's the "nothing is" part that seems to be true.
They have no one who can enforce a contempt order anyway. Enforcement is an executive branch function.
April 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
They have no one who can enforce a contempt order anyway. Enforcement is an executive branch function.
Oh, I don't think he respects the priorities. He respects that voters *have* priorities and are voting for what they want, he doesn't think they're dumb or confused.
March 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Oh, I don't think he respects the priorities. He respects that voters *have* priorities and are voting for what they want, he doesn't think they're dumb or confused.
Well, your posts about the rampant corruption are pretty scary too!
March 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Well, your posts about the rampant corruption are pretty scary too!
Just read this piece, could not agree more and fits perfectly with my experiences teaching security studies. Really excellent work.
March 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just read this piece, could not agree more and fits perfectly with my experiences teaching security studies. Really excellent work.
If you want to see top secret information, just be a journalist active on signal and it'll fall right into your lap.
Alternatively, War Thunder forums and discord channels.
Alternatively, War Thunder forums and discord channels.
March 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you want to see top secret information, just be a journalist active on signal and it'll fall right into your lap.
Alternatively, War Thunder forums and discord channels.
Alternatively, War Thunder forums and discord channels.
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The world needs more angry white men mad at bigotry.
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The world needs more angry white men mad at bigotry.
I was referring specifically to US citizens. Immigrants and others have a passport which establishes both identity and citizenship as far as the US is concerned.
March 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I was referring specifically to US citizens. Immigrants and others have a passport which establishes both identity and citizenship as far as the US is concerned.
What law enforcement "must" do depends entirely on the willingness of sovereign authority to follow and enforce the rules we created to bind it. No one else can enforce the rules.
March 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What law enforcement "must" do depends entirely on the willingness of sovereign authority to follow and enforce the rules we created to bind it. No one else can enforce the rules.
Because law enforcement is an executive branch function with an authority that flows, at the end of the day, from the president. They claim some authority, and no higher authority is going to contradict them or punish them for breaking (what once was?) the law.
March 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Because law enforcement is an executive branch function with an authority that flows, at the end of the day, from the president. They claim some authority, and no higher authority is going to contradict them or punish them for breaking (what once was?) the law.
All documents are, at the end of the day, based on your birth certificate.
March 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
All documents are, at the end of the day, based on your birth certificate.
But arbitrary and capricious enforcement of impossible regulation is the point. Violating worker's rights is just a bonus.
March 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
But arbitrary and capricious enforcement of impossible regulation is the point. Violating worker's rights is just a bonus.
Eh, this is no big deal. It's what, like 10 trucks?
March 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Eh, this is no big deal. It's what, like 10 trucks?
Fair enough, shows you how much I know about cheese.
March 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Fair enough, shows you how much I know about cheese.
Is raw milk cheese common?
March 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Is raw milk cheese common?
I taught International Relations so I was never asked this, I think the students (correctly) assumed the answer would be no.
March 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I taught International Relations so I was never asked this, I think the students (correctly) assumed the answer would be no.
Uh...WTF is this?
March 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Uh...WTF is this?