Archive - Origins of Our Time

Don't Mention the War (or the Economy, Stupid)

The DNC’s 2024 autopsy is 200 pages long. Here's what’s not in there.

May 21 • Tim Barker

April 2026

The New York Times Demands Rearmament

It's all good news - as long as you live inside the NSA-Palantir pipeline

Apr 30 • Tim Barker

March 2026

MinimAI MoralAI

Negative Thinking, Positive Outputs

Mar 30 • Tim Barker

NYT Watch: Does Tom Friedman write the whole paper now?

"The Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be too big to fail. At around 35 miles wide, maybe it was actually too small to fail — or just small enough that…

Mar 21 • Tim Barker

February 2026

Notes on Epstein: Contract with the Devil

"The Apprentice will grant the above-mentioned Favors on a voluntary basis as gratitude for previous services the Beneficiary provided to the…

Feb 21 • Tim Barker

Notes on Epstein: Bard can afford a new president

"If I were to be fired tomorrow, the college would attract a better CEO" - Leon Botstein

Feb 20 • Tim Barker

Louder than Bombs #2: "Ohio/Machine Gun"

One nation under a groove and/or military occupation

Feb 3 • Tim Barker

January 2026

Louder than Bombs #1: "Thunderbolt P-47"

It's Tuesday - kick out the jams with a weekly song about war

Jan 27 • Tim Barker

I Told You To Stop Saying "Isolationist"

Pobre América Latina: tan lejos de Dios y tan cerca de Estados Unidos

Jan 3 • Tim Barker

December 2025

Is Unemployment Good? It Depends.

"Kalecki was, after all, a declared Marxist. But, if you haven’t been radicalized by recent events, you haven’t been paying attention."

Dec 20, 2025 • Tim Barker

September 2025

Friday Photo: Hanoi '67

The production of bicycles by means of bicycles

Sep 26, 2025 • Tim Barker

Friday Photo: The View from Up Here

James Forrestal was the first American to hold the title Secretary of Defense.

Sep 19, 2025 • Tim Barker