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Triple Quote: On Being Who You Are
Triple Quote: On Being Who You Are
Philosophies of Escaping the Personas that Society Places Upon You
Leonidas Musashi
Mar 29
Harsh Truths
Harsh Truths
Israel and the Palestinians Are Their Own Worst Enemies.
Leonidas Musashi
Oct 13, 2023
Quick Hits: Initial Thoughts on the Wagner Mutiny
The hot news today is what is essentially a mutiny by PMC Wagner forces against President Putin and Ministry of Defense leadership.
Leonidas Musashi
Jun 24, 2023
Creativity is an output, not an input.
Creativity is an output, not an input.
A repost of a tweet by @bpoppenheimer:
Leonidas Musashi
Jun 13, 2023
The Religions of No-Religion
The Religions of No-Religion
Or Ways of Liberation
Leonidas Musashi
Mar 27, 2023
A Lesson About Letting Go to the Universe, in a Joke.
A Lesson About Letting Go to the Universe, in a Joke.
Leonidas Musashi
Mar 1, 2023
Triple-Quote: A Guide To Changing Your Life
Triple-Quote: A Guide To Changing Your Life
Leonidas Musashi
Feb 28, 2023
On Gratitude.
On Gratitude.
Leonidas Musashi
Feb 28, 2023
On Overcoming Adversity
Happiness is not something that happens to you, it is something you choose to be.
Leonidas Musashi
Feb 13, 2023
The Appeal to Expertise?
The Appeal to Expertise?
It has become all too common these days for the utility of experts to be viewed through the lens of whether they agree with one’s…
Leonidas Musashi
Feb 3, 2023
The Polarization Narrative
The Polarization Narrative
Here is an infographic that does not show polarization, but does show perceptions of polarization in political systems of various…
Leonidas Musashi
Feb 3, 2023
Dangerous Narratives
Dangerous Narratives
Three Myths Emerging From the Collapse of Afghanistan and the Harsh Truths the Veteran Community Needs to Hear
Leonidas Musashi
Nov 20, 2022
Why Both Parties Will Keep Losing
Why Both Parties Will Keep Losing
Purely in terms of terms of the likelihood of winning the next Presidential election, the worst option for the Republican Party is to run…
Leonidas Musashi
Nov 15, 2022
Russia Has Always Been Its Own Greatest Enemy.
Russia Has Always Been Its Own Greatest Enemy.
It is tough when aspirations meet reality. There is a reason that Russia, throughout its history, has never truly been a great power. Even…
Leonidas Musashi
Nov 14, 2022
Every Law Should End With “Or We Will Kill You.”
Every Law Should End With “Or We Will Kill You.”
Credit to @ap4liberty on Instagram for the title and graphic.
Leonidas Musashi
Nov 14, 2022
The Social Media Trap
Like power, social media corrupts. It often brings out the very worst in us — from keyboard warriors, to cyber bullying, to narcissistic…
Leonidas Musashi
Nov 7, 2022
The Latest in Vet-titlement
The Latest in Vet-titlement
No, footballs season isn’t like a military deployment, but you shouldn’t care if someone says it is.
Leonidas Musashi
Oct 19, 2022
Triple-Quote: Conflating Stratagems for Strategy
Triple-Quote: Conflating Stratagems for Strategy
“Chinese culture has no strategic logic at all, but it owns a strategic culture of which they are terribly proud. Not only Sun Tzu…also a…
Leonidas Musashi
Aug 14, 2020
Quad-Quote: The Map Is Not The Territory
Quad-Quote: The Map Is Not The Territory
“The map is not the territory.”
Leonidas Musashi
Dec 14, 2019
Triple-Quote: On Giving Orders
Triple-Quote: On Giving Orders
“ Even my largest and most important operations orders were verbal. After all there wasn’t any need for written orders. As division…
Leonidas Musashi
Nov 2, 2019
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