https://redstate.com/vladimir/2010/07/07/the-bp-spill-as-a-black-swan-event/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:41:38 -0400<![CDATA[For context in understanding the oil spill, and to help answer the question &#8220;How could it possibly be this bad?&#8221;, I recommend a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.]]>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Steve Maley]]>https://redstate.com/vladimir/2010/07/07/the-bp-spill-as-a-black-swan-event-n35402