The Council on Foreign Relations has issued a report that has a stark warning for the White House. The authors say a dangerous precedent was set in the 2002 administration strategy, and it has therefore failed to establish a viable domestic (Homeland) security infrastructure: The White House and Congress wrongly presume that market mechanisms on … Continue reading Markets and Security Infrastructure
Al Gore presents a story that has strong citations, impeccable source material, and uncontestable imagery. We know the world is round, and yet there will always be those who insist they are living on a flat surface. Gore points this out right away, when he quotes Mark Twain: What gets us into trouble is not … Continue reading An Inconvenient Truth
The men who stole the 2000 election and promised not to waste American military resources continue to flounder in a foreign policy debacle, dragging the US down like a lead balloon. A study brings forward many concerned experts trying to sound the warning: Eighty-four percent believe the United States is losing the “war on terror,” … Continue reading More bad news for Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld
I’ve been saying this for years and have been on a soap-box about it for the past couple of months (too many meetings with social networking product managers). The problem is that cool becomes risk if it is a game meant to profit on your curiosity, let alone desire, especially when you lack any means … Continue reading Being seen as unsafe may be an even bigger risk than being uncool.