Appreciations
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Another Honor for Maine Maritime Academy, at an Important Time
In our American Futures dispatches from Down East Maine, John Tierney did several reports (collected here)…
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Thank You, Vice President Biden
The choice not to run was good for you, your family, your administration, your party, and even your country. (For…
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The Greatest Song Ever Recorded, Now in Pomplamoose Version
OK, there are lots of great songs. But for me this one has always been in the very first tier,…
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A Wonderful Recognition for Ta-Nehisi Coates
I’m against the idea of “genius.” To me it’s like talking about “naturals” in sports, or speculation in a frat…
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The 3-D View of Swimming Through the Sky
From my Cirrus pilots’ bulletin board, this delightful video, from professional pilot and flight instructor Caitlin Farley, of an approach…
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Home-Front Beer News: The Atlantic, Redlands
I had absolutely nothing to do with this, so with clean hands I can enthusiastically celebrate the ad that appears…
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The West Coast Magazine World Takes A(nother) Bow
I’ve spent most of my working-and-studying life either on the East Coast or outside the United States. But, as I’ve…
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Vin Scully as Human Time Capsule
The Atlantic’s Matt Schiavenza relays the welcome news that Vin Scully will return next year as broadcaster for the Los…
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John Boyd in the News: All You Need to Know About the OODA Loop
I was glad to see that, in an item yesterday called “The Way of the Doofus Warrior,” Josh…
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James Fallows / The Atlantic The Best Week of Summer in D.C.
Seeing in person what TV dulls or conceals
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Matt Burne / Walden Woods Project America and Iran, at Walden Pond
From his tiny room in Tehran, an Iranian scholar imagined what a classic American scene would look like. Here is what happened when he had a chance to see for himself.
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Chris Helgren / Reuters The Moral Weight of Warfare, Explored in a New Book
A “chickenhawk nation” sends men and women to combat without fully reflecting on the strategic and moral consequences of open-ended war. An American who supervised interrogations in Iraq reminds his fellow citizens of the cost.
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YouTube Books by Friends: An Ongoing Series
From the use and misuse of digital medicine, to the reasons why people should want to serve on juries, with spots for craft beer, cyber-terrorism, and the hidden story of empire in between. Lots of good reading ahead.
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William Pfaff: Clarity in the American Interest
A man I never met but felt I knew
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Dominick Reuter/Reuters Bennett Beach Runs in Boston, Gary Heyne's Influence Lasts in Shanghai
Noting impressive achievements of quite different sorts
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Reuters Lee Kuan Yew, the Leader Who Lasted
Why the passing of a 91-year-old Singaporean is attracting such notice
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Rebecca Frankel and War Dogs at Sixth and I Tonight
A surprisingly moving and engrossing tale of modern war
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Erik Tarloff Books by Friends
One about Berkeley, two about China, one more on the art and science of "information farming," and all worth checking out
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The Search for the Killer of Tom Wales Goes On
Thirteen years ago, a federal prosecutor was murdered in the line of duty. His friends and colleagues continue a campaign to bring the killer to justice.
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VicBraden.com Vic Braden
The man who taught America tennis during the boom era of the sport
