There are many, many reasons why jihad appeals to so many young Muslims, but the continued cruel indifference of Gitmo is up there.
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Life, of sort, on Mars
Incredible new pictures of rock formations on Mars look almost banal, and that’s beautiful.
Blog Forecast: Late, Sporadic Posting
Oh, for god’s sake
Posting will come later today: we’ve got Mars, deplorables, and Gitmo on the schedule. Running a bit behind this morning. Am starting a new job next week, and am on my last week at the current one, so posting might be up and down until the dust settles. Keep the good guys winning, ok?
Weekend Reads For Those With Time To Spare
Find your favorite spot, kick back a chair, and go reading
If time hangs lightly on your shoulders this weekend, here are a few of the week’s best reads.
Friday Fun! Required Uzbekistan Reading
The late Islam Karimov. The fella looked the part.
With Islam Karimov finally, finally dead, whither Uzbekistan, the hinge of Central Asia? I don’t know, but people smarter than me might.
“What Is Aleppo”: A Gaffe, Not A Mistake, For Libertarians
Gary Johnson’s “gaffe” was good for a lot of laughs and deflected outrage, but he didn’t really say anything that wasn’t pure libertarian.
The Point, Nutshelled
Not that you need any more proof that Donald Trump is the most unserious person ever to run for President (even counting Gary “Aleppo?” Johnson, who is mostly serious), but…
After months of laboring in obscurity and waiting on paychecks that did not arrive, most of Donald Trump’s Washington policy shop quit, with some telling theWashington Post they decided to jump ship after realizing the GOP nominee wasn’t interested in immersive debate prep.
Some staffers said the last straw came following two marathon sessions in early August to plan how to prepare Trump for the upcoming presidential debates, but the campaign abruptly shifted strategies. One former staffer told the paper, “The New York office realized that their candidate would not be receptive to that level of intense preparation.”
Not receptive. Because he has a very good brain, you know?
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and The Hajj: The Middle East’s Overwhelming Power Struggle and the US Election
I’m not saying that to be a successful President you have to understand what this map means. But you actually kind of do… (Image from Vox.com)
In which the ludicrous complexity of a region in historic transformation is nearly impossible to understand.
Trump’s “Foreign Policy”: Another Day, Another Impossible Low
So, who is worse, the sociopath or the enabler?
There are some things– like, for example, what is happening literally anywhere in the world– you should “brush up on” before deciding to run for President.
Shooting Irrelevance 