Archive for the ‘national security’ Category
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Japan Syndrome
Posted on March 14, 2011
According to news reports, the latest earthquake pushed Japan thirteen feet closer to the United States. On an Earth that charts movement in millimeters, not yards, that is an amazing...
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What To Do About Libya
Posted on March 8, 2011
The Romans twice ran Libya. The first time, they brought the Libyans a “Golden Age”. As Wikipedia put it: “As a Roman province, Libya was prosperous, and reached a golden...
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The King Hearing
Posted on March 7, 2011
I am a big Peter King fan. When I worked for the House Republican Leadership, I was a fellow traveler with him when it came to the Troubles in Northern...
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The Decline and Fall of the Nation State
Posted on February 14, 2011
In the 19th century, empires fell and in their place arose nation states. The last of the empires, the Hapsburgs, Ottomans and the Romanovs, were wiped out in the first...
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Insanity Makes An Entrance
Posted on January 11, 2011
It was Charles Manson who said: “Years ago, it meant something to be crazy. Now everyone’s crazy.” It sure seems that way. You just have to take a look at...
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