Computer Update

So I just switched over to a Mac, and I am still learning all the ins and outs.  Needless to say, this is cutting into my blogging.  Should be more active next week.

Arrogance and Genius

So, I am often accused of being, ya know, an arrogant elistist jerk. Mostly that tends to occur when I argue that Stan McChrystal’s views are incoherent or that Steve Biddle is arguing gibberish. At one point, when I tried to lay out some problems with David Kilcullen’s argument a thoughtful commentator dismissed my critique [...]

How Do They Do It?

Conventional wisdom in Afghanistan is changing. Just a few months ago, calling for a smaller footprint approach focused on counter-terrorism was labasted as “half-assed” and worse. And people calling for such an approach were accused of being ignorant and labeled as extreme peaceniks. But times change, I guess because it is becoming increasingly clear that [...]

A Programming Note

What an interesting weekend! I’ll have some things to say about the Wikileaks documents, but my comments will be perhaps a bit more circumspect than usual and I want to address that issue now.

After three and a half years, I am leaving the American Security Project at the end of this week to return [...]