Archive - Jason takes on odd topics

Warriors Don't Fear Ideas

Enough of this Orwellian bullshit. We wrote a piece in the Naval Institute's Proceedings about the SecDef trying to wreck the Naval Academy and officer…

Jun 10 •

May 2025

Gliding is a Mental Game

Things go to shit when you don't stay calm, measured, and focused on doing the current task well...

May 31 •

Pilot's First Flight Report of the Genesis 2 Glider

The most fun I've had in a long time...

May 28 •

April 2025

The Indomitable Spirit of James Bond Stockdale

What a total f***ing badass.

Apr 20 •

A Legion of Normal Nobodies...

We have met those who will come and save us, and it is us.

Apr 20 •

September 2024

Everything Will Kill You... So Choose Something Fun

Flying gliders is the funnest thing ever.

Sep 26, 2024 •

Notes from Making a Chair

Please have a seat. Don't worry - I haven't quit my day job.

Sep 6, 2024 •

December 2022

Patience and Deliverance

Sometimes the fastest way is through that field of shit...

Dec 9, 2022 •

September 2022

I Grant You Three Lists...

"I failed at all of the above and felt like a useless sack of potatoes. Two steps forward, five steps backward."

Sep 17, 2022 •

May 2022

The Wisdom Found in the Oncology Center

You don’t have to go very far to find someone who would trade places with you. The children’s oncology ward is just one floor down.

May 9, 2022 •

April 2022

Coming Soon: Our Lives with AI in 2040, Part II

We're hurtling towards a big, giant, messy, flaming, crazy party. Get in.

Apr 29, 2022 •

Formula 1, the Spitfire, and the Few

Rich people fun. Clever engineers. 20-somethings with nerves of steel.

Apr 13, 2022 •

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