Real Risks to the World
I've generally stuck to LARP here, but after my comments last week, I thought I'd add this article on "The Next World War? It Could be Financial" At the risk of upsetting people who think that ideology is something other than a dying entertainment for people who grew up in tents or Red States, I think this speaks more to the realities of current day warfare, and economics can drive instability that results in miltary adventurism.

I'll go one step further, providing a vague LARP link, and say that I think the current crisis, and its political issues are of interest for players following the political game in Threads. The political game is constructed largely by three or four lifelong Washingtonians including a guy who can't say what he does but knows military and political analysis better than your average bear. It's certainly worth keeping your eyes open...the Threads political game is not a simple "us/them" set of conflicts, and it will shape up considerably over the next six to eight months. Not everyone is involved, and we've worked hard to create a modular game where not caring or being interested in those plots does not leave you without interesting things to do. But it's there for people who are interested and entertained.