"In the face of hard realities, Thucydides embodied the dual concern of classical realism, consciousness of external threats while being wary of our capacity for self-destruction, to fall prey to irrational emotions and false hope. An age of blood and iron is well and truly now underway, and the bitter winds of economic warfare are … Continue reading Thucydides and Realism
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Spoiled Militaries
"“Even those with military experience, you’ve got to realise that there isn't a war that has been fought like this in a long time,” Le said. “What's different with the US military and all the other NATO militaries—they're spoiled. When it comes to fighting a war, they have air support, medivac, logistics, all kinds of … Continue reading Spoiled Militaries
Ukraine Crisis Live
The Guardian has live coverage of the all the latest developments in the 2022 Ukraine crisis.
Dune Foresaw—and Influenced—Half a Century of Global Conflict
"Written even before the advent of America’s war in Vietnam, Dune captures a world in which war is inherently asymmetric, where head-on, conventional military conflict has largely been replaced with all the subtler ways that humans seek to dominate one another: insurgency and counterinsurgency, sabotage and assassination, diplomacy, espionage and treachery, proxy wars and resource … Continue reading Dune Foresaw—and Influenced—Half a Century of Global Conflict
COVID-19 Deaths Compared to War
"More Americans have died from Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined."—Remy Tumin and Jeremiah M. Bogert, Jr., "Your Weekend Briefing." The New York Times. February 21, 2021. As another point of reference, 27 million people died in the Soviet Union during World War II.
Shooting and Storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.
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Hiroshima by John Hersey
"A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb, and these six were among the survivors. They still wonder why they lived when so many others died. Each of them counts many small items of chance or volition—a step taken in time, a decision to go indoors, catching one streetcar instead of the next—that … Continue reading Hiroshima by John Hersey
Then & Now: Walter Lippmann & Public Opinion
Cabramatta
"'Cabramatta', an autobiographical comic about growing up in a community of Vietnam War refugees resettled in Australia’s heroin capital..."—Matt Hynuh, "Cabramatta." Believer. October/November 2019.
Domestic War on Terror Is Not the Answer to White Supremacy
"At a time when the American system of government is already being sorely tested by a demagogue and would-be autocrat in the White House, it would be disastrous to grant more power to the Justice Department and the nation’s security services."—James Risen, " To Fight White Supremacist Violence, Let’s Not Repeat the Mistakes of the … Continue reading Domestic War on Terror Is Not the Answer to White Supremacy
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