Category Archives: War

In a history of the modern world, a sudden burst of glory

I’ve been slowly reading a 1965 edition of “A History of the Modern World,” by R.R. Palmer and Joel Colton, both of whom I’ve come to admire. How can anyone compress a history of the entire world in one volume, … Continue reading

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The Geneva Conventions should modify the rules of war

From Harper’s Weekly Review: One hundred fifty men wearing lederhosen gathered to finger-wrestle in Bernbeuren, Germany. Well, maybe they could drop the lederhosen.  

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Dear everyone who’s pissed at the New York Times

At least twice a week I see piss-off posts over the New York Times while I scroll down TAFKAT. A number of greatly intelligent journalists and lawyers — I wouldn’t be following them otherwise — have taken up the righteous … Continue reading

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