So Far So Good

... but

a) don't count on the weather

b) don't count on ending the shit in Ukraine any time soon (it could happen, but don't count on it, cuz Russia will go on fucking with everything as long as Putin stays in place

Peter Zeihan

The French are being French, and this time, that's probably a good thing.

Today's Zeihan

Peter Zeihan observes the world, and while he's not glum, he's also not crazy about our longterm prospects.

Remember:

Geopolitics is a poker game with 200 players who're all cheating. They all know they're all cheating, and the fact that they all know they're all cheating helps them rationalize their cheating.

About That China Thing

I have to wonder if Xi's general discombobulation is one reason China continues to fuck with Taiwan.

Or maybe it's just that he's eliminated everybody who would advise him not to do stoopid things.