Author: David Adesnik

By Mar 30,2009

I know a bestselling author

Craig Mullaney, my classmate from grad school, is at #10 on the NY Times bestseller list for hardcover non-fiction (for the second week in a row). His book, The Unforgiving...

By Mar 23,2009

Spinal tapped

I absolutely must compliment Mr. Donadio on his reference to Spinal Tap. On a scale of ten, Spinal Tap in an eleven. At the same time, I must disagree vigorously...

By Mar 18,2009

Red Cross on CIA black sites

The editors of the WaPo comment on the recently revealed Red Cross report that describes US tactics at CIA-operated black sites as torture: “The allegations are familiar, yet some of...

By Mar 18,2009

Yes, we watch Rachel Maddow

On Monday night, Maddow invited counterinsurgency expert John Nagl to discuss Afghanistan in her ‘Talk Me Down’ segment. Nagl is a retired lieutenant colonel who commanded an Army battalion in...

By Mar 16,2009

My classmate on the Daily Show

Seriously. My friend Craig Mullaney, whom I met in grad school almost ten years ago, is the author of a new book about his experiences at West Point, Oxford and...