Archive - Trying to Understand the World

Beyond The Appearances.

The joys of an Ideal world.

Feb 4 • Aurelien

January 2026

Managing The Powerful.

Not as easy as it once was.

Jan 28 • Aurelien

Words Of No Power.

And the power of no words.

Jan 21 • Aurelien

What did you expect, Liberals?

Jan 14 • Aurelien

The Politics Of Destruction.

Incorporating the destruction of politics.

Jan 7 • Aurelien

December 2025

The World At Eleven.

Stop shouting at me.

Dec 17, 2025 • Aurelien

Making Sense of The Après-Ukraine.

What it might mean and what it might not mean.

Dec 11, 2025 • Aurelien

Alone With Our Thoughts.

Lost in the supermarket of opinions.

Dec 3, 2025 • Aurelien

November 2025

You Can't Get There From Here.

All the boring stuff after defeat in Ukraine.

Nov 26, 2025 • Aurelien

Living Backwards

We've been here before. Unfortunately.

Nov 19, 2025 • Aurelien

Inside The Sausage Factory.

The Tao that can be named is not the real Tao.

Nov 12, 2025 • Aurelien

An Apology, An Apologia And an Actual Example.

All I can manage this week, sorry.

Nov 5, 2025 • Aurelien

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