by Charles Cameron | Dec 18, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — continuing exploration of the Phineas story as it leads to the recent Larry McQuilliams incident among others ] . Phineas vs Zimri & Cozbi . I Paradise is depicted in many traditions as a garden — indeed the very word...
by zen | Dec 8, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 11, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — from Raff Pantucci to Shakespeare & Borges — plays within plays, mirrors within mirrors — then back again ] . ** As you know, I’m in the habit of moving from apocalyptic and / or terrorist specifics to wider...
by zen | Jun 16, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] Adaptive Leadership Handbook: :Law Enforcement & Security by Fred Leland & Don Vandergriff The Adaptive Leadership Handbook is an unusual book. It is a work about thinking for men and women of action. It is an...
by zen | Apr 12, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] Colonel Keith Nightingale, was featured at Thomas Rick’s Best Defense blog ”future of war” series at Foreign Policy.com. It is a strong piece, well worth reading: The seven ingredients of highly...