“Elevated oil prices help the Russian war effort in the short term, but that advantage is not permanent.”
Category: Ask A Genius
Ask A Genius 1641: Ukraine’s War Outlook, Russian Occupation, and the Politics of Information
“From a human rights perspective, both sides can commit violations of international humanitarian law, including abuses involving prisoners of war or restrictions on journalists. However, the scale and systematic nature of such violations are not equivalent.”
Ask A Genius 1640: Reform Jewish Shabbat in North America
“What kept us grounded was not ritual… My stepfather was a smart, community-oriented person… He understood what was going on around him. That helped keep us grounded.”
Ask A Genius 1639: Playwriting, Iran, Ukraine, and Global Oil Shock
“There was chaos around me, and I produced a highly structured work in response.” — Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Ask A Genius 1638: Sexual Behavior, Normalization, Pornography, and Historical Change
“Horniness is like a major river. The force is persistent, but the channel shifts. The banks move. The surrounding terrain changes.”
Ask A Genius 1637: Trump, Iran, High-IQ Ethics, Journalism Standards, and Social Media Influence
“The central issue remains that the objectives—weakening Iran’s regime and limiting its capabilities—are difficult to achieve through military action alone.”
Ask A Genius 1636: Rick Rosner on the U.S.–Iran War, AI Surveillance, Voice of America, and U.S. Strategic Failure
“Wars often begin with optimistic assumptions about timelines and outcomes. History repeatedly shows that those assumptions are frequently wrong.”
Ask A Genius 1635: Trump, Iran, Kristi Noem, Britney Spears, and AI
“Foreign policy written in crayon and adrenaline” captures the danger of murky justifications, shifting narratives, and impulsive power in contemporary American politics.
Ask A Genius 1634: Ukraine Air Raid Reality and U.S.–Iran Conflict
“On my first day in Kyiv I heard a Shahed drone hovering above us—the closest comparison for a North American mind would be a lawnmower in the sky. They are not quiet; they are very loud.” — Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Ask A Genius 1633: Iran Regime Stability, COVID Trends, and Kyiv Under Air Raid
“External military pressure does not reliably produce stable democratic outcomes.”
Rick Rosner 