Essays

Shutting Off the Martial Arts to Fascism Pipeline

Editorial essay by Chris Wissman. Hosts and guests on recent Bullshido podcasts have expressed legitimate worries about a martial-arts-to-fascism pipeline—the potential for a largely young,...

Jiu-Jitsu and the Paradox of Tolerance

Leif Babin, who co-authored the excellent leadership book Extreme Ownership alongside Jocko Willink, once said:“When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not...

Anatomy of a Catastrophe – Luigi Mangione: If Murder is Wrong, Why Do I Feel Happy?

In Fair Verona We Set Our Scene… Here we go again.Again the news world has exploded with a shocking headline crying horror and depravity, much...

Why Cops Need to Train Better – Physical Management Techniques and Law Enforcement

Regardless of whether or not you think "All Cops Are Bastards", most cops are Bad at Grappling.

The Time-Travelers guide to the worst timeline, Chapter 2

The philosophy in our timeline is trash. Here's how much better it could be on other timelines. Via our own combat philosopher, Steve Mix

The Time Traveler’s Guide to the Worst Timeline

Congratulations, traveler! You have managed to find your way into the worst timeline. Feel free to panic. Essay on the low-key horror of our current reality, by Steve Mix

Capitol Riots: Anatomy of a Catastrophe II – Electoral Boogaloo

Scrapper again deconstructs the failures that lead to the latest major catastrophe befalling the United States, the how, why, and what the f

The Zipper Merge, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Traffic Engineers

No, you're not being a nice guy by getting in line as soon as possible, you're making everyone's commute take longer.

Failure is Part of the Process

How mixed martial arts can teach us to correct the problems in our decision making and thought processes.

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In this episode, Jack and Phrost dive into the growing wave of right-wing influencers abandoning Trump. From Joe Rogan's stunned reaction to the Iran war, to Nick Fuentes and Alex Jones turning on the administration, to Tucker Carlson's performative outrage—the rats are leaving the ship. Also covered are the Epstein files cover-up, with Phrost reading from a harrowing victim's journal, debate on whether MAGA reformers deserve forgiveness, and a for pitch the world's greatest charitable organization: Bum Justice.

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Wrapping up 2025, Dr. Jason Goldsmith from The Immunology Podcast comes on to update the crew on the state of Public Health in the...

Shutting Off the Martial Arts to Fascism Pipeline

Editorial essay by Chris Wissman. Hosts and guests on recent Bullshido podcasts have expressed legitimate worries about a martial-arts-to-fascism pipeline—the potential for a largely young,...