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November 09, 2011 02:48PM - On bushels and bad apples
April 30, 2010 06:21PM - The real appeal of Mad Men
October 26, 2009 11:04AM - The usual suspects
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Those who fail to learn their history...
From FM-34, the United States Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual:
During Napoleon’s occupation of Spain in 1808, it seems little thought was given to the potential challenges of subduing the Spanish populace. Conditioned by the decisive victories at Austerlitz and Jena, Nap… Read full post »
On bushels and bad apples
New York City's Channel 2 News reports on the verdict from the trial of Patrick Pogan, the NYPD cop who was caught on YouTube knocking a cyclist off of his bicycle, and who later falsified a report on the incident. The jury found him not guilty of assault, acquitting him of knocking the… Read full post »
The real appeal of Mad Men
An article in the current Atlantic Monthly discusses the appeal of AMC's "Mad Men." I came across this show, flipping through the channels a few weeks ago, and watched about 10 minutes worth. It seemed well-crafted, stylish, and smartly written. It also seemed like a bit of a chic… Read full post »
The usual suspects
An op-ed in the New York Times laments the government's anemic response to financial reform in the face of the current crisis, as compared to the sweeping reforms of the New Deal in response to the 1929 crash and the Great Depression. In the author's mind, the cause of the 1929 crash… Read full post »
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