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Clash of Titans
I had to come out of hiding for the Barnett vs. Robb friction (good posts at Zenpundit and Phatic Communion -which is back on the blogroll) with a quote from Kevin Kelly’s older book “New Rules for the New Economy” … Continue reading
A New Clandestine Service
Just ran across a paper by Reuel Marc Gerecht (former CIA analyst) titled A New Clandestine Service: The Case for Creative Destruction (PDF). Good piece that points out the inherint flaws in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations – which is … Continue reading
Jamestown Panel Discussion
Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities: The Achilles Heel of the Western Economy Jamestown has what looks to be an interesting panel discussion on the 15’th. Stephen Ulph (who just recently caught onto oil system disruption) is speaking as is Michael Scheuer … Continue reading
New Issue of Foreign Policy
Greg Grant hits another homerun with this piece on the bazaar of violence in Foreign Policy. Also don’t miss the superb roundup on China led by Minxin Pei (the primary voice on the real status of China). -Shlok Sign up … Continue reading
New Road to Serfdom
Harpers has a great article on the coming pop of the housing bubble. Download PDF here. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.