Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml6e3w6tcc2uIt’s amazing how relevant the strategy book “Every War Must End”, written in the 1970s, is to the entire adventure in Iran.06 May 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6e3w6tcc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml6dvebk6c2uAre we sure he’s not impersonating Meatloaf? [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6dvebk6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml6ds42bns2uIn many ways, it’s better if it’s publicly funded, rather than funded from bribes. But it should be built at all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ds42bns2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml5omxzizc23Okay. That doesn't sound like success. https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/world/live-news/iran-war-news06 May 2026 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5omxzizc23https://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml5oleq5lc23So basically, Trump used his party leverage to punish GOP state senators in Indiana who refused to rig their elections.06 May 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5oleq5lc23https://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4zgv6nos2uI hate to say this, but Donald Trump was so right about “Lil Marco”.05 May 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4zgv6nos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4zdrnb322uTotally normal when someone is accused of campaign finance fraud, right? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4zdrnb322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4zalqs4c2uEveryone knows that you shouldn’t blow up oil tankers. You should only blow up fishing boats that your AI app tells you might be smuggling drugs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4zalqs4c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4yu6wt5k2uThe President’s real estate pal and son-in-law have a plan. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4yu6wt5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4ypys3xk2uI’ll go further: there never was a ceasefire. There was a tactical pause in which both sides scaled down but did not entirely cease hostilities while they each figured out what to do next. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ypys3xk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4yiqrd6s2uCould have announced victory on D minus-1 and saved a lot of trouble. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4yiqrd6s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4y75lw6c2uIt’s amazing, but none of them understand the difference between tactics and strategy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4y75lw6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4uje4wms23These adventures are not cost free. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4uje4wms23https://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4lthih5k2uYes, please, don’t start killing Iranians in New York. Thank you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lthih5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4lnlcf3s2uHockey? I heard it’s banned in Canada, after their trade deal with China. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lnlcf3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4lfvdrps2u [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lfvdrps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4ldb3sac2uFunny way of showing it, though. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ldb3sac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prchovanec.bsky.social/post/3ml4laizhpk2uLook, sometimes we have to visit grandpa at the home. It’s not fun, but it means a lot to him. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:wbsyxxtht2fli5uvix6l55d4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4laizhpk2u