by Charles Cameron | Jun 6, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — human beings are a whole lot more interesting than was previously thought, evidence suggests ] . First, you should know that the English Defence League is, by its own account, “an inclusive movement dedicated to peacefully protesting...
by zen | Feb 3, 2013 | Monitor
An excellent op-ed in the Washington Post by Small Wars Journal editor and author of War, Welfare and Democracy, Peter J. Munson An America Cramped by Defensiveness by Peter J. Munson ….Since I returned home, a darkness has grown in me as both I and our...
by zen | Jan 30, 2013 | Monitor
The Obama administration, though they would not characterize it as such nor have much desire to acknowledge it at all, have attempted a strategic detente with the “moderate” elements of political Islam. This policy has not been entirely consistent; Syria,...
by zen | Jan 25, 2013 | Monitor
The Center for Combating Terrorism at West Point released a report on domestic terrorism that raised hackles for a number of reasons. Despite the dismissals of liberal political pundits, the reasons for objections to the CTC report are legitimate but they did not need...
by zen | Dec 21, 2012 | Monitor
Hat tip for a strong recommendation from Adam Elkus: Josh Foust has a very sensible piece up about the seemingly endless furor about “killer drones” (we never called our warplanes “Killer F-16′s” or guided weapons “killer cruise...