My colleague Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Googlization of Everything forwarded me this interesting piece from Slate, in which ad critic Seth Stevenson tries out a Google service that allows you to run your own commercial on national TV for as little as $100.
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This is in the fresh issue of Strategic Studies Quarterly. (HT to MacGregor Eddy.) In sum: America’s nuclear security can rest easily on a relatively small number of counterforce and.
The DoD's updated rules of engagement in Afghanistan beg the question. These rules - such as holding your fire unless you are certain a target is an actual combatant, withdrawing.
I've been thinking this weekend about Gary Solis' WAPO op-ed of Friday about CIA drone pilots being unlawful combatants - unlike drone pilots serving in the US armed forces who may arguably be violating the laws of war but at least have the right under...
It's been a busy week for me adjusting to new blog formats in multiple spaces. So while LGM readers wait for their heads to stop spinning at this site's facelift,.
Karl Rove defends mock drowning once again in his new memoir. After all, we do it to our own troops during training to help them learn to withstand torture. Not.
James Ron has a guest post at Steve Walt's blog about the problems of NGO dependence on Western funding. His argument is a logical extension of his earlier work with Alex Cooley on the negative externalities associated with the political economy of the NGO sector,...
The Economist has a damning article about son preference and female infanticide in East Asia, and the negative impacts on societies and regional stability as well as on girls. Heartening.
Hurt Locker wins best picture. Christoph Waltz wins best supporting actor.
Michael Moore has a recommendation for President Obama about a replacement for Rahm Emanuel: "Dear President Obama,I understand you may be looking to replace Rahm Emanuel as your chief of staff. I would like to humbly offer myself, yours truly, as his replacement.I will come...
Take this short test and find out. I only got 85% of the answers right. Plus it's all for a good cause.
Having never read this book, I don't pretend to understand how the nominations process for Academy Awards really works. But this year's rankings mystify the heck out of me. (Arianna.