Slate has an article on websites talking about the war, ranging the gamut from the antiwar camp to the jingoistic-bordering-on-self-parody. Interesting ones: BBC’s Reporter’s Log Intel Dump, run by an ex-Army officer and … Continue reading »
PBS has put up the very good documentary I saw bits and pieces of last Monday. It’s about the development of America’s current national security policy, in particular the … Continue reading »
While I’m in favor of military action in Iraq, I still want the anti-war crowd to come up with good arguments. Such things promote necessary debate. Discredited Leninist … Continue reading »
An article in Slate provides a quick history lesson on American anti-war protests, that have occurred in every conflict, including the Revolutionary War. In American history in particular, wartime dissent has … Continue reading »
A couple of notes, mostly. The main thrust of these pieces is that setbacks in war are obviously to be expected, though we may forget that fact. Sentiments … Continue reading »
William Saletan in his Slate blog on the war has a piece on the changing technology of war, specifically on the widespread adoption of precision munitions, and what that means … Continue reading »
While I’m not Heather Havrilesky, at least I caught a bit of PBS’s and the BBC’s war coverage while switching between the broadcast channels. This isn’t to diss Heather … Continue reading »
Slate has an article today about how inept the Bush Administration’s diplomacy has been. Basically, even though history does not repeat itself in perfect experimental cases, we can note that Clinton … Continue reading »
This chart is interesting. This shows book buying networks based on web-based purchasing circles, i.e., when you look at a particular book, Amazon recommends books purchased by other people … Continue reading »
The Washington Post has an article by a former Clinton deputy chief of staff: Don’t Put The Blame On Clinton (washingtonpost.com) This was in response to Charles Krauthammer blaming Clinton for, … Continue reading »