“Stateless Dhows” Smuggling Weapons Caught Near Somalia by US Navy

I think the phrase that stands out for me most in this US Navy press report is “stateless”. The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) seized illicit shipments of weapons and weapons components from two stateless dhows during a mari… Continue reading “Stateless Dhows” Smuggling Weapons Caught Near Somalia by US Navy

How Ayn Rand’s Philosophy Inspired Assassination of JFK

Here’s how I’d paraphrase a comment in the new documentary film on Americans who refused to believe in morality, and struck out violently to prove they only can be self-judged: …reading Ayn Rand meant we were extremely anti-JFK, saw him as our arch-vil… Continue reading How Ayn Rand’s Philosophy Inspired Assassination of JFK

Is “Cash Strapped” The Right Analysis of American Critical Infrastructure?

If you’ve been a long-time reader of this blog you may recall seeing here before that around 1999 the US government left security of critical infrastructure up to the cash-flush market (e.g. market investors in infrastructure, mainly banks) to figure o… Continue reading Is “Cash Strapped” The Right Analysis of American Critical Infrastructure?