by Charles Cameron | Aug 12, 2016 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — two powerful graphic images, one simple truth ] . ** From a purely graphic angle, the two images mirror one another quite nicely, and arguably the meltdown is the cause for the need to scream. I generally try to avoid politics, but when it...
by Charles Cameron | Apr 16, 2016 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — classification, impropriety, and a concept pretty much unique to Meister Eckhart ] . First, here’s what I call a DoubleTweet, juxtaposing two tweets for the resonance between them — and juxtaposing two thoughts for the...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Mar 22, 2016 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis I know it may be hard to believe after reading multiple media reports about Putin’s latest “surprise pull out from Syria†but the Kremlin did not, repeat, not, really pull its military out of Syria last week. The Russian Air Force is still...
by zen | Dec 23, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] Many of you have seen the controversial NRO essay by David French on absurdly restrictive rules of engagement that enlisted men and their NCO’s and junior officers have been forced to wrestle with in Iraq,...
by zen | Dec 7, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] President Obama addressed the nation in the wake of the ISIS-inspired terrorism San Bernardino that killed 14 people. You can read a transcript of his speech here. A few quick comments:...
