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Everything is Under Control, Situation Normal
June’s NATO summit hopefully was NATO just stalling for time rather than actually believing it was winning President Trump over.
Jul 2
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Matthew Vallone
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June 2025
War with Iran & the US Defense Budget
Focusing on what I know, a prolonged conflict with Iran - even via air strikes - will likely require a defense supplemental.
Jun 19
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Matthew Vallone
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Some Self-Promotion
Working with LLMs has really expanded the horizons of what I can do
Jun 18
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Matthew Vallone
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Book Review:
In the Trump era, the history of Richard II has a very unique resonance.
Jun 8
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Matthew Vallone
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What is going on with the FY 2026 DoD Budget?
Even by the standards of presidential transition years, the FY 2026 budget request is late and getting more rather than less clear
Jun 8
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Matthew Vallone
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What is going on with the FY 2026 DoD Budget?
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AI will not cause 20% unemployment and 10% GDP growth in the next couple of years
Who does Anthropic's CEO expect to buy all the things he envisions AI being able to produce/provide with 20% unemployment?
Jun 1
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Matthew Vallone
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AI will not cause 20% unemployment and 10% GDP growth in the next couple of years
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March 2025
US National Security Posture & Munich
J.D. Vance's Munich speech, if viewed to be the new national security posture of the United States, would point to a dramatically different set of…
Mar 22
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Matthew Vallone
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The Continuing Resolution That Isn’t
Under the terms of H.R 1968, the recently passed continuing resolution (CR), the Department of Defense will have access to what amounts to a self-guided…
Mar 19
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Matthew Vallone
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The Continuing Resolution That Isn’t
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June 2024
Facts About the 2024 Election
Amidst the general freakout by Democrats after last week's debate, it's probably worth thinking about the race
Jun 30, 2024
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Matthew Vallone
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Facts About the 2024 Election
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May 2024
The Bill Comes Due
I'd put in some work writing this out in the fall but couldn't find a home for it.
May 20, 2024
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Matthew Vallone
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January 2024
An Update
So I've been extremely absent here
Jan 29, 2024
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Matthew Vallone
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October 2023
House GOP Melts Down
House Republicans have rejected Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise & Jim Jordan, creating chaos, but this is more illustrative of a trend than an aberration
Oct 22, 2023
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