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The Long View: Rainbow Six

These were the only two of Tom Clancy's books that John reviewed. I was in a big Tom Clancy phase at the time John wrote these, so I found the reviews interesting. They hold up well. Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1998

The Long View: Executive Orders

Here is a link to the Oliver Stone review of Executive Orders that motivated John to read the book. I find the Stone review kind of funny, especially this: As usual, some of the Clancy plotting is fiendishly inventive, and he has a technically sharp command of the realistic detail,

The Long View 2004-02-18: Spoilers

There was a period of time when the New Oxford Review was one of the few reasonably orthodox Catholic magazines in the United States. Unfortunately, NOR's salad days are long behind it. A look at their home page in course of writing this post confirmed that they are

The Long View 2004-02-13: Scandals; Legislative Tactics; Creeping Doom

It is kind of fun to relive past presidential elections through John's blog when another one is going on. It is much easier to gain perspective on manufactured scandals when you see them again twelve years later. For example, who now remembers the alleged sex scandal involving John

The Long View 2004-02-09: We Don't Deserve These People

Thomas Friedman's 2004 sentiment about the honor our military deserves probably has something to do with how much money the Defense Department spends on sporting events and movies these days. We Don't Deserve These People So said Thomas Friedman in The New York Times yesterday, contrasting

The Long View 2004-02-04: When the Vampire Speaks

Bill Clinton's visit to U.S.-Islamic World Forum in 2004 is a good reminder that there isn't really that much difference between the two American parties on foreign policy. [Bill Clinton] told his audience that had he been president when the September 11 attacks occurred,

The Long View 2004-02-02: Groundhog Day

Sigh. Unfortunately, some Wiccans know the liturgical calendar better than Christians do. Groundhog Day One may well ask how I could live so long without realizing that Candlemas and Groundhog Day are the same festival. No doubt they are related as Halloween is to All Saints' Day: a very