August 11, 2026

Short Book Review: “Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America, and International Terrorism” by John K. Cooley

April 5, 2012 by

Citing the US as a culprit in the quagmire, a significant amount of responsibility is placed on the actions of the Pakistani intelligence services. Controlled by religious ideologues, the Pakistani intelligence services operated nearly autonomously from other Pakistani government branches, and often in opposition to stated policy. [cont…]

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Become an “expert” in about five books (plus or minus)

June 14, 2011 by

If you’re interested in becoming an “expert” in a flash, or at least boning up on a topic, then nothing beats reading a few well written books. The only trouble is finding the time and finding the right books. Find the time and the books, though, and  it is one of the cheapest, and most […]

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If they were companies, Huntsman would be trading up, Romney trading down.

May 3, 2011 by

Did you know that you can trade on the likelihood of a given politician’s chance of winning his (or her) election? You can, at Intrade, the “World’s Leading Prediction Market.”

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