Again, with a nod to Tyler Cowen, I present two excellent quotations I came across today. First one comes from the recently late Samuel Huntington’s magnificent Political Order in Changing...
David writes: That one is justified in responding when provoked, does not mean one should respond. As Brzezinski once grumbled, world politics is not a kindergarten. Military action is not...
Some thoughts for those reading the Sonny and Freddie imbroglio (the bloggers, not the Corleones): I see a bit of a problem not uncommon to the blogosphere of two serious...
Reuel Marc Gerecht’s latest brings an unintended smirk: Anyone who knows anything about the Middle East knows that Sunni and Shiite radicals don’t work together — er, except when they...
After a restful holiday, I’m going to ease my way back into blogging rather than dive headfirst into the maw of politics. On that note, I saw a fine performance...
Ralph Peters’ latest is an ugly, emotional and irrational screed in which he acknowledges that the Israeli attacks in Gaza will have a very limited effect, yet comes very close to arguing in...
