Why political fights seem pointless and dangerous
One’s measure for success has to be greater than assertion of control at the expense of other people’s freedom.
Tag Archives: war
War in eastern Ukraine one year old
The war in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine got underway in April 2014. On April 7, 2014, protesters declared …
When war comes to your village
A long time ago in graduate school I worked as a teaching assistant for a professor named Lane Davis. I …
The most meaningless job in America
Secretary of State John Kerry has the most meaningless job in America. His job description gives him one of the …
Where have all the flowers gone?
Preventive War in Iraq
Preventive war is like committing suicide for fear of death. ~ Otto von Bismarck The Iraq war in 2003 was …
Victory without violence
A while back I wrote a post titled John Boyd, Leadership, and Civil Resistance. In this short post, let’s highlight some …
Syrian Connections
Alright, folks, since I don’t read other people writing on this subject, I have to raise it myself. Does anyone …
We’re Sorry
Imagine that a foreign army comes to occupy your country. Drones and jet aircraft launch missiles and drop bombs on …
The Jeffersonian 