military
Hooray for World War III
I’m not a political or religious blogger – but I’ve been wanting to say something about the current Israeli/Hezbollah situation in the Middle East. Either way, I’m going to catch flames for bringing it up – even though I can’t turn around without reading or hearing running commentary. Ponzi and I have certainly discussed it [...]
Eisenhower was a Republican!
From Eisenhower’s farewell speech… Throughout America’s adventure in free government, our basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among people and among nations. To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and religious people. Any failure traceable to arrogance, [...]
Your Military Dollars, Hard at Work
I was listening to Wait Wait on my way to Caffe Vita, listening to the part of the show where they tell three strange-but-possibly-true stories. The first tale claimed that DARPA was investigating the idea of using canons to launch soldiers to the top of buildings quicker. If there’s a case for military overspending, this [...]
