Afghanistan report
This report from Afghanistan suggests that the situation there has changed enough in the past year to cast a lot of doubt on the claims made in the book Imperial Hubris that I reported a few months ago.
View ArticleDubai
Liberty Magazine has an interesting article on Dubai called Freedom Blossoms in the Arabian Desert about the remarkable prosperity and freedom in that city. A quick internet search shows reports such...
View ArticleTerrorism Futures
Two years ago a DARPA project was canceled after some demagogues attacked a straw man which bore a superficial resemblance to the actual project. Now Robin Hanson (who had some involvement with the...
View ArticleU.S. Aid to Al Qaeda
The Bush administration’s abuse of innocent Muslims hasn’t been getting as much coverage as it deserves, so I’m encouraging you all to spread the word about this account of the government’s continuing...
View ArticleIraq compared to other revolutions
This rather discouraging blog post provides some unusual analogies to historical conflicts that might help predict what will happen in Iraq. The analogies aren’t exact enough to be convincing by...
View ArticleDying to Win
Book review: Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism by Robert Pape This book presents carefully researched evidence that suicide bombers are motivated primarily by a desire to force...
View ArticleSupport the Troops
Support U.S. troops by paying attention to their views on the presidential candidates and voting accordingly. Ron Paul has received the most donations from people identified as current and retired...
View ArticleIraq policies
Since mideast military policy appears to be one of the most important issues in this presidential campaign, I’m mentioning the best criticisms I’ve seen of the leading candidates’ plans: Obama Imitates...
View ArticleCity of Gold
Book review: City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism by Jim Krane. This book describes how a nearly barren piece of land became a prosperous city. Dubai sounds like what you’d expect if Bill...
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Warnings
Book review: Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes, by Richard A. Clarke and R.P. Eddy. This book is moderately addictive softcore version of outrage porn. Only small portions of the book...
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