Commentary - America's Future

By Damir Marusic • Feb 12,2009

Charity in blogging, and the lack thereof

Having posted as I did last night, I’ve been having second thoughts. I’ve met Christian Brose a few times, spoken with him, and I certainly have a high opinion of...

By David Adesnik • Feb 12,2009

Evidence for intelligent design

Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Both born 200 years ago today, on February 12, 1809. Even so, almost 40% of Americans now believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution.

By Damir Marusic • Feb 11,2009

The Plan for Afghanistan?

Chris Brose, reporting on/from the Munich security conference, writes a long post on Afghanistan. This part caught my eye: What I heard again and again is that we may have...

By Daniel Kennelly • Feb 11,2009

Lippmann’s Law

I’m not as prepared as Damir is to take for granted, even temporarily, Christian Brose’s statement that “we should not allow resources to determine strategy” in Afghanistan. Every time I...

By David Adesnik • Feb 11,2009

Afghanistan, resources vs. strategy

“We should not allow resources to determine strategy.” Standing on its own, this statement embodies a classic fallacy of defense planning. Resources are the foundation of any coherent strategy. However,...

By Damir Marusic • Feb 11,2009

Against Democratic Peace Theory

Will Inboden writes a long screed on Obama and the prospects for democracy promotion during his administration. Like pretty much everything on Shadow Government, it’s very much worth reading. He...