Another piece on the the future of the F-35 at the Diplomat: The question of how UAVs will contribute to air superiority goes to the core of the utility not just of the UCLASS, but also of the F-35C. If we envision the JSF as the...
Year: 2014
Started strong, went down hill. World Series Champion: Cincinnati Reds Number of new Venezuelan Presidents: 1 Academy Award, Best Picture: Lincoln Afghanistan Coalition fatalities: 315 (+/- 15) (160) North Korean.
I saw this and immediately thought "Loomis," before recollecting that one of Erik's few redeeming traits is his love of felines: 100 years ago, the @NYTIMES published this amazing anti-cat.
This post isn't making an argument. Instead it presents some thoughts and questions regarding higher education, in the context of various recent internet items. (1) Today's New York Times features a piece about the arguably predatory tactics of the private agency the federal government employs...
I'll have a longer piece about Michael Moore's op-ed on the ACA forthcoming. But I did want to identify a crucial trick used by people advancing the erroneous argument that.
On the latest episode of Foreign Entanglements, Matt and I discuss the top foreign policy stories of 2013:
I'm not optimistic about this ruling surviving the higher levels of the federal courts, but that doesn't mean that it isn't right: Judge Mary S. Scriven of the United States District Court in Orlando held that the testing requirement, the signature legislation of Gov. Rick...
I was privileged to see a production of “Young Frankenstein” at the Kennedy Center a couple years back. It starred Roger Bart as Dr. Frankenstein, and it was good. It.
As the ACA goes into effect, I think we can all agree that it reflects the longstanding priorities of conservative Republicans: Medicaid embarks on a massive transformation Wednesday — from.
As you've probably heard, Colorado has embraced reefer madness. Ironically, Denver was the site of the opening salvo in the federal government's long war against the semi-innocuous substance: Seventy-six years ago, a guy named Samuel Caldwell became the first person arrested and prosecuted under a...
On January 1, 1892, Ellis Island opened to process the millions of immigrants entering New York. Although certainly not only entry point for immigrants, it was the primary location where.
According to Christian tradition, January 1 marks the eighth day of Jesus’ life. Among other things, it is the day on which — following Jewish custom — the Son of.