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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Spitballing 2012
Let’s say you knew something – something big about one of the major candidates for President during the primaries. That’s the scenario that appeared to be the case after Nancy Pelosi claimed to “know something” about Newt Gingrich that would … Continue reading
Polling Americans and Afghans
The news media reports polling data of Americans pretty much endlessly, so much so that it’s sometimes difficult to remember that a) people in other country have opinions and b) you can just ask them what they are and they … Continue reading
Posted in Military, National Security
Tagged Afghanistan, GWOT, polls, War on Terror
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Military Metaphors in Politics
I suspect that so far my blog has seemed been overly left-leaning- I’ve certainly bashed the GOP candidates more than I have the President, and I am extremely dissatisfied with the current state of the Republican party. Whenever I get too … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Election 2012, George Will; POTUS, Obama, politics, State of the Union
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Words and Leadership
From the start, the Penn State sex abuse sex scandal has been an object lesson in the importance of leadership. Real leadership is about the willingness to confront unpleasant truths and take responsibility for seeing that they are resolved. Quite … Continue reading
The Final Frontier in Politics
I love space and the space program – I was obsessed with the Apollo program and the space shuttle for a few years when I was a kid, and am still inspired by the thought of traveling to the stars. … Continue reading
Foxy Links 26-Jan-12
As a Surface Warfare Officer and a wannabe lawyer, the Caine Mutiny is one of my favorite books. So this article about the implications of a”Caine Mutiny” in the White House was “in my wheelhouse.” For non-defense policy nerds, the … Continue reading
Posted in Foxy Links
Tagged 3d printing, Caine Mutiny, National Guard, Pirate Bay, SOPA
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Plan for failure, prepare for success
The economy is showing signs of slow recovery. How much of that is the result of any Executive policy is pretty much academic – if it continues or picks up speed, Obama will damn well take credit for it, just … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Politics, Seer of Seers
Tagged Election 2012, Obama, politics, POTUS
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SEALs rescue two hostages in Somalia
As a former pirate-hunter and all-around-swashbuckler, I can’t let the recent rescue of two hostages from Somali pirates* go without comment. In contrast to my post about the rescue of that Iranian dhow, THIS rescue really is out of the … Continue reading
Fifth Amendment and an Encrypted Hard Disk
I previously linked to an article about a Federal Court case regarding a prosecutor’s ability to force you to give up the password needed to decrypt a hard disk. The defendant in the case, accused of bank fraud, argued that … Continue reading
