COVID-19 shows that America has fallen into ClownWorld, with all levels of society now dysfunctional. Unless we repair ourselves, world leadership will pass into more competent hands. Our wealth and power mean little if we cannot see clearly and act effectively.
A biography of Admiral Rickover, founder of the US Navy’s nuclear submarine force, points the way to reform of our military – and America.
Summary: Iran’s arrest of US sailors in their waters provides opportunity for our hawks to wave a fake bloody shirt, hoping to make the US public fear and despise Iran. That this daft jingoism is considered acceptable, even routine, fare in our newspapers shows how much we’ve adopted Imperial thinking — and abandoned common sense. …
The hawks’ weird story about Iran’s seizure of 2 US navy boats Read More »
Summary: We spend a substantial faction of the US national income on national defense (broadly defined), roughly the same amount as the rest of the world spends (most of which is by our allies). Yet our leaders frequently warn that we’re at risk, and our military edge can vanish quickly. Recently Romney gave a fine …
Summary: Events of the 20th century brought conventional war to an apotheosis. WWII was the great war, a climax to 3 millenia of evolution. Which is why our military so misses it. 4GW, the dominant form of war in the 21st century, makes different demands on our national armed forces. But however different war becomes from our victories …
Fortune Favors the Brave – a look at the Marines aboard the USS Constitution Read More »
