My latest at the National Interest takes a look at the development of hyper-sonic weapons: The United States is building hypersonics for two reasons. First, we want to kill people fast, without the messy danger of a global thermonuclear war. Second, we want to be...
Month: December 2014
Young people today are more likely to be poor today than in 1980. With free trade agreements like NAFTA sending decent paying jobs young blue-collar people could go into after.
Not a good one.
Someone decided to run John Cage's 4'33" through Autotune. Here are the results:
Republicans might as well just embrace it at this point: Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House majority whip, acknowledged Monday that he spoke at a gathering hosted by white nationalist.
This is an odd little explainer: We've all heard the idea: In winter, your car needs a little time to warm up before you can drive it. And that's why.
Most discussions of politics in the next two years focus on gridlock, with no appointees being confirmed, no bills being signed, effective rule by temporary executive order. But there is one significant area where Obama and the Republicans agree and that is on the Trans-Pacific...
Nashville police chief Steve Anderson, with an epic response to right-wing citizen of the city who wanted the cops to crack the heads of anti-police violence protestors.
I have a piece up at The Week about Sonia Sotomayor's apparent emergence as the Court's leading voice for civil liberties.
Ouch. A black James Bond? Wouldn't work. He'd be pulled over every 15 minutes for driving an Aston Martin.— David Hughes (@david8hughes) December 26, 2014
I do not "believe in nonviolence" as a principle. Violence in resisting oppression is often justified. However, violence is almost always a terrible tactic for a social movement that significantly.
Cary Nelson continues to embarrass himself through his attacks on Stephen Salaita. One time AAUP head and supposed defender of academic free speech once again decides that free speech only.