Podcasts, videos, books and tweets of the week 69
No Heil Xmas
Sorry, I wasn’t in a mood to do roundups on Xmas Eve and Day, and a weeky roundup is not something you can do in advance.
Phil was on WW2 tv again
Phil is (again) scheduled for tonight - 27 December 2023
Powerpoints for subscribers under the appropriate page link (will be posted tonight).
Astrochimp
Why is Roscosmos called Roscomos in For All Mankind - the USSR never collapsed…?
And fuck this series if they want us to cheer a billionaire sociopath and his plan to steal Earth’s mineral asteroid. Fucker.
And fuck Margot, Nazi Von Braun’s protege and traitor.
Speaking of Nazis who affected my family
What I wrote about Twitter and a Chad Saxon Nazi wanting to discuss Nazis.
Speaking of our book
Fallout recommends
https://jibjabpodcast.com/
In this episode I speak with Monica Hakimi of Columbia Law School, Adil Haque of Rutgers Law School, and Marko Milanovic of University Reading School of Law, on the question of whether Israel has a right of self-defense under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter in response to the Hamas attacks of October 7. This question has been the subject of some confusion in both the political and legal discourse, and raises a host of complicated issues regarding the scope of the prohibition on the use of force under Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter and its relationship with the right of self-defense under Article 51, whether the right of self-defense depends upon Gaza being part of an established state of Palestine, whether self-defense is available in response to attacks by non-state actors in any event, whether the prohibition on the use of force may extent to protect non-state entities with a right of self-determination, what the scope of legitimate resistance by such entities may be, and how best to interpret the scope and operation of the principle of proportionality under the doctrine of self-defense if it applies here. We explore all of these questions, and discuss how the positions and actions taken by states may have in relation to these issues may have significant implications for the development of the jus ad bellum regime. An important and fascinating discussion.
Next week
Let’s make it a No Heil January!
Oh, and Sober January is also a great idea.