My latest at the Diplomat compares American and Chinese efforts to escape the MIC (military-industrial complex): Early last week, the Pentagon announced a new initiative designed to broaden the defense industrial pool by appealing to smaller, non-traditional firms. This is hardly the first time that DoD has launched...
On November 29, 1864, the Sand Creek Massacre took place, one of if not the worst and most disturbing massacre of Native Americans in the history of the United States..
As appalling as Ray Rice's underlying behavior was, this is clearly the correct decision. Yes, if the NFL had a competently designed system of punishment, knocking a woman unconscious would.
Robert Wright explains some of the finer points of Bloggingheads:
I wonder if Iran is accepting American entries to its Death to America festival: As part of the campaign, Ouj also launched the “Death to America Grand Award” festival, sponsored.
The "church branding agency" probably should've went with Chick fil A -- what with the in-built demographic crossover -- but I can see "the McMass project" working out just as.
This asinine little proposal apparently appeals to one of the finest minds in the land: Congress could augment Israel’s capacity to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities by passing legislation that would sell Israel 30,000-pound Massive Ordinance Penetrators (MOPs)—bunker-busters that can penetrate 200 feet below ground—as well as...
Uber, once again proving the "sharing" economy capitalists are as bad as any traditional economy capitalists you could create: Security researcher GironSec has pulled Uber's Android app apart and discovered.
While you are engaging in America's most consumerist day of the year, a real feat given the competition, remember the workers struggling to make ends meet that serve you. Especially.
I'm just gonna leave this here:
An interesting but flawed and limited take on a phenomenon I've long been fascinated with. I've met a few such people, over the years, and they've suggested to me the.
Devour thy leftovers: Steve McQueen is planning a movie about Paul Robeson. Very interesting stuff, although Robeson's unique physique and carriage will pose some challenges for casting. I hope that.