November 13, 2007 @ 10:56 amI was just watching Crimson Tide on tv and there was a mention of the famous dictum by the Prussian general, military historian, and theorist Carl von Clausewitz: “War is the continuation of politics by other means.” There is a profound truth in that dictum. It identifies shared characteristics of statist politics and war: anti-social [...]
Read the full post → October 18, 2007 @ 1:15 pmBill: “We don’t need a history lesson.” But Bill’s remarks clearly evince a need for the lesson Ron Paul was trying to give him. History is important in this issue. Incidentally, this is Bill being respectful and on his best behavior. If you’ve never watched his spin zone of a show, you should once in [...]
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