This is the first time that the Russians are actually displaying a deep level of sensitivity about casualties, which is... Just rare, I mean... It is rare. Behavior is insanely rare, and I think it reflects a ... a, you know, definitely that yes, this is a different kind of Russian government. They do not want to want to lose its people anymore. That's probably a good thing. But additionally, it might also just be driven by realities on the ground, which is that, you could say it's a good thing, but that was always their strength. And now they have proceeded admirably in the sense that they have not given up. You can't get their
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Stagflation. Fuel Prices. Shortages. Political Turmoil. War in Europe. Roe V. Wade. Crypto Collapse. Counter-counter culture. Most years have one or two seminal, defining events that set the societal zeitgeist, but in 2022 so many events vied for attention that most people had to take time not only to revaluate what it means for the future, but also simply how to filter out the signal from the noise. Tonight we dive into the year, starting with the Ukrainian conflict, and ending with what might be emerging as an escalating one in Mexico, but in between cover the economic and cultural shakeups that continue to leave shockwaves into 2023.
