In my first piece for my new substack on armwrestling, I cover the curious case of “Monster” Michael Todd, a world class athlete with a gutter tier ego.
Achilles and Raymond Carver make appearances.
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A wide-ranging discussion on ESG with
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Fantastic piece from on how the 1.5C climate goal went from ad copy to realpolitik to policy.
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Korean films about 16th century naval battles >>>>>>
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Editor of joined me on Nuclear Barbarians to talk about the origins of ESG and how to fight it.
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MYTH: radiation is uniquely dangerous, and there’s no safe exposure – no matter how small.
REALITY: the idea of “no safe exposure” has caused far more harm to public health than actual radiation from all nuclear accidents.
Here's what you need to know:
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"Illinois is already leading the country in carbon-free nuclear power production. Now, it should position itself to lead in new nuclear development."
Me and in the Daily Herald this morning:
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Source: Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon by William D. Cohan
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Your Monday reads: for , for , for , for his Substack, for , for his Substack, for his Substack, for , and many others.
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Is the anti-nuclear debate actually about nuclear, or about energy, or something else? Emmet Penney found this gem from the old days.
(Spoiler. The debate is really about Malthus.)
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EX.HAUST IS DEAD LONG LIVE EX.HAUST
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"Those who believe that society suffers because we already use too much energy will not accept even minimal risk or inconvenience in order to supply more energy."
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This is one of the best pieces of writing I've ever read about the politics of energy in America.
I encourage everyone to read it.
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Bravo to for digging up a truly fascinating document that stood the test of time and gives us a lot to think about.
Is the energy debate really about energy? By Bertram Wolfe, originally published in 1982 in the IAEA Bulletin. 🧵
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The King's Move: Some Kind of Monster
Over at , I wrote about the gruesome spectacle that is Power Slap. I filed this before the latest episode, but nothing about it changed my mind.
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This is one of the best pieces of writing I've ever read about the politics of energy in America.
I encourage everyone to read it.
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First, the good news: The only new US nuclear plants to be built in the last 3 decades are coming online soon.
Awesome.
Yet, the future of US nuclear energy is at serious risk.
If we don't make reforms soon, it might be too late.
A🧵explaining why:
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Once you understand this, you will question everything.
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If you win a world title at the East v. West armwrestling tournament in Turkey, you get a helmet and shield.
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In debates, it's called a No True Scotsman.
In the biz, it's called branding.
And if you're , it's called the work.
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It is because much of the Left in its current iteration is broadly inhospitable to critique that heterodox thinkers can be hived off by publications whose mission is to sow confusion about who is on what side. n+1 and Compact share an unconscious bond.
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It’s happening. My prof spent about 20 mins of lecture today on #nuclear. JUST nuclear!
She mentioned radiation exposure from living near waste vs flying on a plane.
One person said nuclear deaths were far lower than other energy sources. People nodded.
Things are changing.
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I want to write about armwrestling, because writing is how I think things through.
And because I love the sport and want it to grow.
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France’s nuclear fleet is failing at a time when Europe most desperately needs reliable power.
Some point to this as evidence that nuclear in France is old and unreliable.
The truth is, France worked very hard to achieve this collapse 🧵
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Addressing land usage and material needs is crucial as the world moves towards reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The use of land can be contentious as it competes with other uses and impacts the natural environment.
This is why nuclear matters👇
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you heard it here folks: we are closer to nuclear doomsday now than during the cuban missile crisis.
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I posted a pic of me at the gym the other day and someone described my physique as a "neck funeral" and tbh I cannot think of a higher compliment.
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Some rare pics from some out of print books I recently acquired.
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One of the things I’m glad we did at ex.haust was go chapter by chapter through entire books.
I worried at first that people would only listen to our commentary, but was pleased to hear from readers that we were why they finished After Virtue or The True & Only Heaven, etc.
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"People are willing to do almost anything other than read at length." Janan Ganesh on podcasts.
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Was a privilege to be one of the final guests on ex.haust with - talking energy, world politics, the fate of civilization !
- all the good stuff. Check it out!
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As John and I wind down ex.haust, I thought it would be good to unlock this episode I recorded with @thephilippics. Check it out: exhaust.fireside.fm/95
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I love this pic so much.
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"It was clear to us that we couldn't just prevent nuclear power by protesting on the street. As a result, we in the governments ... tried to make nuclear power plants unprofitable by increasing the safety requirements." -October 31, 2022 (translated from German) via
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As John and I wind down ex.haust, I thought it would be good to unlock this episode I recorded with . Check it out:
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