Unfortunately the Obama administration has been falling for this one, putting pressure on the weak civilian government...
Chris Dierkes
Chris Dierkes (aka CJ Smith). 29 years old, happily married, adroit purveyor and voracious student of all kinds of information, theories, methods of inquiry, and forms of practice. Studying to be a priest in the Anglican Church in Canada. Main interests: military theory, diplomacy, foreign affairs, medieval history, religion & politics (esp. Islam and Christianity), and political grand bargains of all shapes and sizes.
Can someone explain to me why people dress their small children up in animal costumes (not on...
Yours truly now owns the ludicrous (and actually idolatrous) title of a Master of Divinity. MDiv. for...
ABC News posts this piece introducing the latest Pew Forum Research Survey (the premier forum for this...
I may not always agree with his politics, but you have to give the guy credit for...
Br. Salam speaks the truth: Some of you are thinking, “Oh man, hipster twee. Spoon my brain...
Good piece on Murdoch’s (quixotic?) quest to charge for online content. One thing I know: I’m definitely...
I was going to do another intro post on Economics (Chapter 4 of Great Powers), and then...
If you didn’t watch Colbert last night, go here and do. The first 2/3 was unreal. A++. ...
If you are not reading China Matters on Pakistan you must. Start here. Key quote: But nobody...
Jaybird in response to greginak’s comment: A well regulated Argument, being necessary to the security of a...
James Poulos points to this Mark C. Taylor op-ed in the NyTimes on ending the university as...
“I’m all for control of analogies. They are like guns, they should be legal but with strict...
Vancouver where I live is known is kind of the Canadian Hollywood as it were. Lots of...
Via HuffPost: CALLER: It’s just like the LA Times said last year, or two years ago —...
“Payback is bitchy.” –Hiro Nakamura
Deeper minds than mine are taking on the imperialism question around the b’sphere–Freddie provides not only a...
Having successfully replicated the economic construct of our American System among the vast majority of the world’s...
Not sure if I’m breaking (bending?) League protocols, but I thought I bring a little of them...
