Brian Klaas
@brianklaas.bsky.social
Professor of Global Politics @UCL. Author of “Fluke." Writer @TheAtlantic. Host, Power Corrupts podcast. The Garden of Forking Paths Substack.
One of the better photographs depicting modernity, I'd say:
October 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
One of the better photographs depicting modernity, I'd say:
Japan finally has a woman as prime minister: Sanae Takaichi. But Japan's proportion of women in parliament (16%) is still extremely low relative to other developed democracies.
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Japan finally has a woman as prime minister: Sanae Takaichi. But Japan's proportion of women in parliament (16%) is still extremely low relative to other developed democracies.
It's this photo if you missed it, savaging the East Wing to make a vanity ballroom.
October 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It's this photo if you missed it, savaging the East Wing to make a vanity ballroom.
Gun murders last year:
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22
Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.
It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22
Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.
It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...
September 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Gun murders last year:
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22
Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.
It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22
Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.
It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...
Have you ever seen Lee Zeldin and Vincent Adultman in the same room
August 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Have you ever seen Lee Zeldin and Vincent Adultman in the same room
Went to a falconry place in the New Forest today and got to see some amazing hawks, falcons, eagles, and several superb owls. What incredible birds! www.forestfalconry.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Went to a falconry place in the New Forest today and got to see some amazing hawks, falcons, eagles, and several superb owls. What incredible birds! www.forestfalconry.com
Another nice little lady here. They're very dog-like!
July 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Another nice little lady here. They're very dog-like!
I had an amazing day SCUBA diving with seals yesterday, around Lundy Island, a marine protected area off the coast of North Devon. As you can see, this one *really* liked me.
July 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I had an amazing day SCUBA diving with seals yesterday, around Lundy Island, a marine protected area off the coast of North Devon. As you can see, this one *really* liked me.
It is astonishing that Trump didn't know when the US civil war ended -- primarily because he wrote such a brilliant, moving poem about Gettysburg, one that conveyed an overwhelming sense of a scholar's mind, laced with unparalleled knowledge of the conflict.
June 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It is astonishing that Trump didn't know when the US civil war ended -- primarily because he wrote such a brilliant, moving poem about Gettysburg, one that conveyed an overwhelming sense of a scholar's mind, laced with unparalleled knowledge of the conflict.
Amazing juxtaposition of two articles on the BBC main page.
June 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Amazing juxtaposition of two articles on the BBC main page.
Argh five months of marathon training for London and it’s going to be way too hot on the day. (20 C is 68 F, not super hot obviously, but ideal marathon conditions are much cooler).
April 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Argh five months of marathon training for London and it’s going to be way too hot on the day. (20 C is 68 F, not super hot obviously, but ideal marathon conditions are much cooler).
Beware! Not all Easter bunnies are friendly (like this one from the medieval Smithfield Decretals c. 1300). Stay safe today everybody
April 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Beware! Not all Easter bunnies are friendly (like this one from the medieval Smithfield Decretals c. 1300). Stay safe today everybody
Lotta insecure dudes wrecking the global economy to prove their manhood
April 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Lotta insecure dudes wrecking the global economy to prove their manhood
Always love landing at Heathrow on the approach that takes you right past Windsor Castle:
April 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Always love landing at Heathrow on the approach that takes you right past Windsor Castle:
This Onion headline feels particularly apt today.
April 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This Onion headline feels particularly apt today.
And here I am, happy but exhausted, doing 14 dives in 4 days:
March 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
And here I am, happy but exhausted, doing 14 dives in 4 days:
Here’s a video preview of some of what I saw:
March 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Here’s a video preview of some of what I saw:
This is the craziest thing ever - to avoid a divisive vote over tariffs that had to happen within 15 days, Republicans declared the remainder of 2025 to be….one long day. What? They can’t just redefine time! This is insane.
March 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is the craziest thing ever - to avoid a divisive vote over tariffs that had to happen within 15 days, Republicans declared the remainder of 2025 to be….one long day. What? They can’t just redefine time! This is insane.
Tesla is down 34% in the last month.
March 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Tesla is down 34% in the last month.
The Dow has lost roughly 4,000 points - 8.5% of its overall value - in the last month.
March 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Dow has lost roughly 4,000 points - 8.5% of its overall value - in the last month.
Here you go: the Trump Tesla branding image that will further destroy sales, particularly outside the US (where there’s no pro-Trump / pro-Musk propaganda vortex).
March 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Here you go: the Trump Tesla branding image that will further destroy sales, particularly outside the US (where there’s no pro-Trump / pro-Musk propaganda vortex).
Tesla has lost nearly 40% of its stock value in the last month. And just today, the stock has tumbled 15%. It was already overpriced, but Musk is toxic to the brand — and I suspect the brand damage won’t be reversible until he’s no longer affiliated with the company (and even then…).
March 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Tesla has lost nearly 40% of its stock value in the last month. And just today, the stock has tumbled 15%. It was already overpriced, but Musk is toxic to the brand — and I suspect the brand damage won’t be reversible until he’s no longer affiliated with the company (and even then…).
This old Onion article is accurate.
March 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This old Onion article is accurate.
FWIW, these are the woolly mice:
March 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
FWIW, these are the woolly mice:
Much of America today
March 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Much of America today