Tim Cohen

Loose Canon💥 The curious intersection of Zuma-ism and Trump-ism

There is an old proverb that a fish rots from the head. It stands in as a wonderfully economical political theory. Entire

By Tim Cohen · Mar 15, 2026

Loose Canon💥 The missing miracle: How South Africa and Northern Ireland might have provided a road to peace in Iran - but didn’t.

What if US has further radicalised the Iranian regime rather than eliminating it?

By Tim Cohen · Mar 8, 2026

Loose Canon💥 The crown, the brother, and the brand:  The Windsor Risk Committee meets reality

And for the UK royal that survives by looking eternal, kinship without governance is not a great look.

By Tim Cohen · Feb 22, 2026

Loose canon💥Epstein and the terrifying elasticity of elite accountability

Epstein is where the crisis of institutions meets the crisis of information

By Tim Cohen · Feb 15, 2026

Loose Canon 💥Oppenheimer and thawing the permafrost

This is a chapter extract from my book about the life and legacy of Leon Louw. I wrote it at the request

By Tim Cohen · Feb 8, 2026

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Loose Canon💥Stand up under one unbroken algorithm: an amateur meets AI music

Tracking the process of making a virtual song and accompanying video, blow-by-blow. Literally.

By Tim Cohen · Feb 1, 2026

I.am.not.making.this.up💥What Chess engines teach us about AI - and what they don’t

It's a paradox wrapped in an en passant: superiority breeds popularity.

By Tim Cohen · Jan 25, 2026

I.am.not.making.this.up💥Apartheid by numbers, sovereignty by slogan: How the Starlink debate is losing the plot

Its just outrageous! All sides of the Starlink debate are totally losing the plot.

By Tim Cohen · Jan 17, 2026