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American vs. British Principles of War
Codification of the Principles of War by national military authorities is a relatively recent phenomenon. Prior to the last centuries, when an author referred to such Principles, he intended to inspire the reader to think about broad, largely undefined but implicitly understood tenets that should provide general guidance to military doctrine and strategy. As the [...]
The Beer Tax Code
I found this short metaphor to be very interesting:
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay [...]
Biased Coverage of the Conventions on CNN
I get irritated watching Fox News; partially because of their conservative bias, but mostly because of their extreme sensationalism. If there is a car chase or a pseudo-celebrity meltdown happening somewhere in the country, you know you’ll be able to see it on Fox. During the Republican Convention last night they did not even bother to show [...]
