COIN as Malpractice: David Kilcullen Joe pointed out in the comments to a post below this review by David Killcullen of a piece by Edward ...

Wargaming: Armed Liberal Armed Liberal of Winds of Change submitted the following guest post to Grim's Hall. Grim posts two scenarios:...

A Hero's Funeral: I know little about Jewish funeral traditions and rites, so I'm not certain precisely what the right thing to say ...

Last Call on VA Tech Wargame: If anyone wishes to add or extend comments on anything relating to the wargame exercise, I will be closing the...

A Lighter Wargaming Post: This video highlights one of the dangers of dynamic entry by State Police. Er, to the police. H/t: The Castle .

Reid's Declaration of Defeat: By now, everyone knows that Harry Reid declared today that the Iraq war "is lost." The Surge, h...

Wargaming VA Tech II: Thanks to everyone for the many thoughtful contributions to the wargaming exercise, begun below. I'd like to summ...

Wargaming VA Tech: We've talked about the importance of training in being ready to respond to violence. If you are going to do a citize...

"Never Again" Here passed a hero. One professor, a Holocaust survivor blocked the door opening in front of the shooter with his bo...

A Retrospective: A news item from Virginia's legislature , dated 31 January 2006. A bill that would have given college students and empl...

Theodore Roosevelt & Square Dealing: Before his cousin came up with the New Deal, Teddy offered the square deal . Lincoln Steffens, a ­r...

Heroes, Loud and Silent: Karrde, in an interesting post below, wonders about whether a hero is properly boastful or not. The confusion he e...

The Department of Nonviolence & Peace: We had a discussion recently that touched on the philosophy of nonviolence. Tigerhawk wonders fu...

Meeting the Wounded: Fuzzybear Lioness talks about the jolt of working with the wounded , and fearing she is not worthy of the sacrifice the...

Backroad Pictures: InstaPundit today links to a nice back road Tennessee picture. We can do good pictures from backcountry Georgia. They...

Heroes: The subject of heroes has come up at two blogs I visit regularly. Some of the questions raised are provocative: Why are certain ki...

On Suits: Arts & Letters Daily answers a question that has bothered me for decades: where did we ever get the idea that the suit was t...

Righting an old Wrong: I had not been aware that 15 April was the official day for members of the Jewish faith to remember the Holocaust. I...

Bill Whittle: He's written another long essay, and as always, it merits your attention. This essay is on reason, and conspiracy : My fa...

There is a Beauty in Being a Feminist Voice... ...as Germaine Greer certainly is. That beauty is that you can write a review that says, ...