Archive - Outlandish Claims

The Hermit and the Bear

An ancient cautionary tale we keep remaking.

Aug 15 •

Triangle-Sitting

On the history of dance and the dance of history, plus an irrelevant cute dog story.

Aug 5 •

July 2025

On JD Vance's argument that nation-states are inherently genocidal.

Jul 31 •

Raft Consensus Algorithms

Beggars can't be choosers and we're all beggars.

Jul 21 •

This is a freedom struggle

A Muslim, a priest, and a rabbi get on a bus...

Jul 1 •

May 2025

Who Shot Richard Honey?

Let's crack a two hundred years cold case.

May 29 •

Friday Fruit Salad: How have past outlandish claims held up?

Plus: Always remember to bribe the parrot.

May 23 •

Five "Our Fathers"

Some notable recitations of the Lord's Prayer.

May 20 •

Is it ethical to eat this pineapple?

May 15 •

A Civil War Soldier And Other People Who Maybe Saved My Life Today

I was on a train today that hit a deer, causing the brakes to fail.

May 4 •

April 2025

The Princess and the Porcupine

The royalist and the royal behind the 1830s democratization of Britain.

Apr 29 •

A Shibboleth is a Stalk of Wheat

On the common origin of Whigs, Yankees, cowboys, and edgelords.

Apr 16 •

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