Blair Fix (@blair_fix@mastodon.online)

Although war is a horrible thing, it does cut through bullshit ideology.Take, for instance, the common claim that the US military dwarfs all others. Sure, that's true in terms of its expense. But spending tells us nothing about actual military power. https://economicsfromthetopdown.com/2026/05/22/the-business-of-war-and-the-mismeasurement-of-military-might/