Center for Strategic Communication

Recommended Reading, Abbreviated

[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] There’s been a few posts out there recently in the broad strat-FP-mil blogosphere that were collectively so outstanding that I wanted to take a spare moment and highlight them: Razib Khan – ISIS Will Win Many...

Recommended Reading, Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] A special feast of recent posts….. T. Greer at Scholar’s Stage – Vox Will Never Understand Islam… Or Any Religion, Really  and Editorial vs. Coffee House Blogging The critique was written by a...

Review: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] Blood Meridian: or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy and Blood Meridian first came to my attention back in 2000 when noted literary critic, Yale professor Harold Bloom was interviewed on...

Recommended Reading & Viewing

[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] Top Billing (Multi-post Blogging)! Cheryl Rofer of Nuclear Diner, on the Iran Deal: Yes, There Is An Iran Deal , Approaching The Iran Deal, The Fun Part Of The JCPOA, Taking Samples – Not As Simple As You Might Think, The...