by zen | Feb 13, 2013 | Monitor
Makers: The New Industrial Revolution by Chris Anderson This is a fun book by the former editor-in-chief of WIRED , author of The Long Tail and the co-founder of 3D Robotics, Chris Anderson. Part pop culture, part tech-optimist futurism and all DIY business book,...
by zen | Jan 14, 2013 | Monitor
Friend of the blog, commenter L.C. Rees, likes to point out that one of the most important part of a grand strategy, particularly one that is maintained despite evidence of being a geopolitical failure, are the domestic political effects that work to the advantage of...
by Charles Cameron | Jan 8, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — not just “thinking outside the box” — how about upending the whole thing and seeing what shakes out? ] . FWIW, this isn't the world, nor is it upside down — it's just a rather different map, eh?. A...
by J.ScottShipman | Nov 20, 2012 | Monitor
[by J. Scott Shipman] An Unknown Future and a Doubtful Present: Writing the Victory Plan of 1941, by Charles E. Kirkpatrick Mr. Kirkpatrick’s little book provides an excellent primer to the formulation of the United States’ WWII strategy and a refreshing...
by zen | Nov 11, 2012 | Monitor
My co-blogger Charles Cameron is fond of his “DoubleQuotes” postings that feature frequently uncomfortable juxtapositions designed to prod thinking. Here’s a wordier one from me: ….Planning for a second term has been under way for months, with...
