Agatha Christie is widely regarded as the most successful fiction author of all time, with over two billion copies of her detective novels sold worldwide but I would suggest Karl Marx was the most successful fiction author of all time. Overall, Marx’ complete collected works fill fifty volumes (including articles, letters, and drafts), he authored roughly fifteen primary independent works or major book projects, many of which were left unfinished or published after he became a good communist. And, we know the communist country printing presses produced hundreds of millions of copies...

Stay tuned. I’m not sure there has been a more incompetent regional military power as the Saudis since Italy in WWII. They have the 8th largest military budget in the world. The Saudis pour billions into their military for the very best state-of-the-art equipment which makes the result even more comical. Their whole army is designed for vibes and aura farming. They’re the opposite of the Italians. Italy had terrible production, equipment and leadership, but actually fought bravely, whereas the Saudis are given all the equipment and advisors they could dream of and still fail. Mind you, the...

The F35 is a disaster and I have written about it endlessly here. The drama continues. But the F-35A remains the cheapest and least complex variant of the three. The F-35B—the short takeoff and vertical landing variant flown by the Marine Corps—is the most expensive and complicated, given its unique swiveling engine nozzle and hovering capabilities. And the F-35C, flown by both the Marine Corps and the Navy, is closer in price to the F-35B and has bigger wings than the F-35A to help with carrier landings, as well as folding wingtips to help with storage in close quarters. The revelation of...

Iceland successfully defended its territorial waters and defeated the British Royal Navy through non-military tactics across three (some say four) major conflicts known as the Cod Wars between 1958 and 1976. If Iceland were to do this today, the wreck of the Royal Navy would have not a fraction of the response capability they had decades ago. This is a great example of two nations fighting a hybrid war that sees the weaker nation prevail. "Once again, NATO stepped in. Iceland was threatening to leave for good, and these “friendly” naval battles risked getting out of hand. For the fourth and...

The UK is a third world country with one teetering first world city in London. They are number two from the bottom second only to Iceland (which has no military) in NATO in military preparedness. "Argentina is on Line One, Prime Minister, they would like a word on the Malvinas" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDKwEzlIm_k