Pentagon\’s readiness and modernization

Pentagon’s readiness and modernization problems are not due to budget cuts. The are the result of habitual modes of conduct evolved during the Cold War and a desire by the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex (MICC) to protect its comfortable life style in a world that is changing rapidly. Franklin C. Spinney

Only a catastrophe gets

Only a catastrophe gets our attention. We want them, we depend on them. As long as they happen somewhere else. This is where California comes in. Mud slides, brush fires, coastal erosion, mass killings, et cetera. We can relax and enjoy these disasters because in our hearts we feel that California deserves whatever it gets. … Read more

To be sure, [NASCAR]

To be sure, [NASCAR] stars were initially ex-bootleggers for the most part drawn from that talent pool in the Carolinas hills: good ol’ boys as they referred to themselves. That’s exactly how they would be described in the press that slowly became enamored with their raucous life style. That has all changed, with the drivers … Read more