What’s the political equivalent of a quack? At any rate, the political quacks in D.C. are at it again pretending that they are going to do something responsible about spending the taxpayers’ money. On one hand, you have the Republiquacks saying that they can find $700 billion in spending to cut–yes, these are the same [...]

Are you ready? For what you might ask? Are you ready for whatever comes next? We Americans have lived through several decades of unparalleled prosperity, marked by an almost unchecked rise in consumption and the rapid development of the institutions to support it. If you’re reading this post, the science, technology, investment, and spending necessary [...]

In case you missed it, on 18 August 2010, the last American combat brigade left Iraq, signaling the end to the endless war in Iraq, or at least the official end to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Granted, this withdrawal represents a mixed success, but so far Iraq has not imploded, degenerated into civil war, or been [...]

The recent release of over 80,000* classified documents by the website WikiLeaks represents what is very likely the largest and most damaging public disclosure of protected information to the public in the history of espionage. The potential damage caused by this release will be incalculable in terms of lives lost, opportunities scuttled, and public perspective manipulated. [...]

The Obama administration faces a crisis that has tested governments time and again: a general commanding a theater of operations who is not afraid to speak his mind or carve out his own direction. General Stanley McChrystal made his willingness to be that general abundantly clear via an interview with him and his staff recently [...]