Afghanistan Agonistes 1: No Good Choices
Quick note, I have two blogs – this one, which started out on terrorism and has expanded to international affairs, technology, and ideas in general.
August 21, 2017
The Data Story-Teller
Data scientist is now officially the hip cool job. I remember laughing at the scene a couple seasons ago in House of Cards where thegenius
June 11, 2017
Will you need a Chief Roboticist or a Chief Robotics Officer
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, your humble blogger is thinking a bit about technology policy issues and, in particular, robotics. So here’s a little musing about
June 4, 2017
Middle Age 2: Lessons from Physical Therapy
I have, for years now, been going to physical therapy (PT). Bad shoulders, bad knees, and other parts of me creak. Much of this self-inflicted
March 26, 2017
Drones as Cheap WMD? A Skeptical Take
So this blog is the TerrorWonk, but I don’t seem to be writing much about terrorism these days. Hell I don’t seem to be writing
March 14, 2017
Middle Age 1: Shoveling Waters
It isn’t a shovel, it’s an entrenching system and I really needed it. A quarter century ago, when I was an usher at a movie
February 22, 2017
Meditations on 9/11
Life is full of pain. Pain is how we know we are alive. People living in in the wealthiest, most tolerant and modern social welfare
September 11, 2016
Mourning in America: Tisha B’Av Thoughts
Today is Tisha B’Av, the saddest day of the Jewish year. (Tisha B’Av means the 9th day of the month of Av, so technically it
August 15, 2016
Oh Canada! Part 1 – Capital is the Window to the Soul
As my followers on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram know, I was just in Ottawa. It was an absolutely delightful city and I had a terrific time. But I
July 2, 2016
Thin Red Line at Normandy
Every summer brings a host of military anniversaries. Tomorrow is the centenary of the Somme, that vast, tragic battle in which modern machinery devoured Romantic
July 1, 2016