Dear Europeans, Your political class continues to operate as though we are still living in the post-Cold War illusion of a non-existent global order. But the 21st century has delivered a radically different reality: Cold War 2.0 is upon us — a full-spectrum systemic

I posted on facebook looking for a job, and he's got a trial next week doing plumbing for construction. Nice! Bad time of the year to start (it's really hot here...) but he's done fine with the landscaping work, so I figure he'll be fine.

Happiness is a mug's game. Find a way to be of service to your family, friends, and neighbors. Hobbies are great in that they take you outside yourself, but serving people close to you is better. The secret to misery is making your life about you.

Me and my two younger children, all looking super reputable in recent ID pictures (passports for them, international drivers license for me). The black shirts are a coincidence; I'm looking particularly maniacal because they kept complaining that my eyes weren't open enough.

My eldest is 3D printing abominations.

In Tuscany with my eldest for the Gordon Lung Injury conference; my old friends Sue Majka and Darrell Kotton are organizing it. I have exactly this picture with them from 10 years ago.