Winning Battles and Losing Wars

Sometimes a meat grinder is the most humane way to end things

Gas Mask near Chernobyl, 2017 Photo by Author

Writing is tricky work, especially when one is trying to disseminate specialized information to a general audience. Go too basic and people yawn because you aren’t telling them anything new; lean heavily into jargon, data, and industry specifics, and you may look knowledgeable but you may also wind up…