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Not going to call it on the last play.
January 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Not going to call it on the last play.
Never let that go.
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Never let that go.
It feels AI-generated, quite frankly.
January 8, 2026 at 2:20 AM
It feels AI-generated, quite frankly.
This presumes there was anything interesting about it to begin with. (Beyond Lucy McLean. She's awesome.)
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
This presumes there was anything interesting about it to begin with. (Beyond Lucy McLean. She's awesome.)
But there is certainly no one all-encompassing theory to handle this. Other than possibly feminist theory.
January 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
But there is certainly no one all-encompassing theory to handle this. Other than possibly feminist theory.
I think different theories of IR can explain different elements of what is happening now. I just ran through this in class today with everyone needing to explain what mapped to what theory.
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I think different theories of IR can explain different elements of what is happening now. I just ran through this in class today with everyone needing to explain what mapped to what theory.
Kind of curious as to what his trade market might look like at this point.
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Kind of curious as to what his trade market might look like at this point.
Nor will they, as the infinitely more spectacular Colts collapse happened simultaneously.
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Nor will they, as the infinitely more spectacular Colts collapse happened simultaneously.
Counterpoint: Playing Rivers was the single most fun thing that happened this season.
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Counterpoint: Playing Rivers was the single most fun thing that happened this season.
The new standard is the same as the old standard as set out in Thucydides.
January 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The new standard is the same as the old standard as set out in Thucydides.
It's admittedly a little weird this year.
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
It's admittedly a little weird this year.
Americans don't like to hear that they are the same as everywhere else, but there was a global thermostatic shift against incumbents and that gets us all the way there.
January 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Americans don't like to hear that they are the same as everywhere else, but there was a global thermostatic shift against incumbents and that gets us all the way there.
It's honestly fine. You don't get this result very often, and when you do, it either a) makes for an easier advance out of the first round for a better team or b) provides some humor when the sub .500 team wins in the playoffs.
January 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
It's honestly fine. You don't get this result very often, and when you do, it either a) makes for an easier advance out of the first round for a better team or b) provides some humor when the sub .500 team wins in the playoffs.
For all the talking, there was no discernible dialogue.
January 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM
For all the talking, there was no discernible dialogue.
They got her to do a Dracula callback at the end, I suppose.
January 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
They got her to do a Dracula callback at the end, I suppose.
I think the bigger miss is not accounting for ideological coordination where ruling factions seek to prop up their own in other states. It's a particularly galling failure considering how rife that behavior was in Thucydides, which is the realist ur-text.
January 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I think the bigger miss is not accounting for ideological coordination where ruling factions seek to prop up their own in other states. It's a particularly galling failure considering how rife that behavior was in Thucydides, which is the realist ur-text.
The thing about IR theory is it is never really clear if it is supposed to be descriptive or prescriptive. So realists can look at US behavior in 2025 as a return to normalcy after an abortive dalliance with liberal hegemony.
January 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The thing about IR theory is it is never really clear if it is supposed to be descriptive or prescriptive. So realists can look at US behavior in 2025 as a return to normalcy after an abortive dalliance with liberal hegemony.
It turns out there are some flaws with refusing to consider the impact of domestic politics on state behavior.
January 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
It turns out there are some flaws with refusing to consider the impact of domestic politics on state behavior.