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The Long View 2006-09-26: Theocons; 2012; Christians & Muslims; Respectable Eurasianism

Kinds of minimalist geopolitics have long been advocated in the United States by learned and thoughtful men. George Kennan, in his essay "The Sources of Soviet Conduct", had observed there were “only five centres of industrial and military power in the world which are important to us from

Linkfest 2018-07-30

The images from today's linkfest are Frank Frazetta illustrations of the Lord of the Rings. Frazetta was a prolific illustrator of comics, book covers, album covers, and paintings. His style is instantly recognizable to any fan of science fiction and fantasy, and perhaps is the epitome of SFF

The Long View 2006-09-25: Evangelism at Home; Steyn No. 1; Papal Success; Gibson's Maya; NYT Ad

This list of influential conservatives from 2006 is mostly interesting now to see who has dropped into obscurity, and who has managed to cling to their livelihood for another decade. I'm not sure it has much to do with accuracy or prescience. I've considered calculating a

Judgment at Proteus Book Review

Judgment at Proteus Book Review

Judgment at Proteus: Quadrail Book 5 by Timothy Zahn 416 pages Published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy; Reprint edition (July 28, 2015) ASIN B00Z8POP4E When Frank finally gets to the end of his quest, he finds out that he has been fighting the wrong war all along. But

The Long View 2006-09-20: Republicans Less Doomed; Matters of Interpretation

In 2006, the Democrats had big gains in the mid-term elections, a state that lasted until 2010, when the House swung strongly Republican. As John noted here, no American political party has managed to assemble a stable coalition since the end of the New Deal era. Republicans Less Doomed; Matters

The Domino Pattern Book Review

The Domino Pattern Book Review

The Domino Pattern: Quadrail Book 4 by Timothy Zahn 385 pages Published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy; Reprint edition (July 28, 2015) ASIN B00Z8POORW Since every entry in the Quadrail series follows the same basic pattern, we need a new plot device in each book to keep things