The difference between a good general and a bad general is simple. A good general wants to win; a bad general wants to avoid losing. Things like charisma, Intelligence, or training are of only minor importance.
Nothing demonstrates this better then the Civil War. George McClellan and Robert Lee had both graduated second in their class Click Here to continue reading.
I am a spoiled brat. This is the cause of many of my personality defects.
Last night, I had sandwiches, sweet corn, and lemonade for supper. The sandwiches were made of homemade pheasant bread, marinated chicken, homemade pickles, and tomatoes fresh from the garden. The sweet corn was also fresh from the garden and it Click Here to continue reading.
While I should have been studying, I wrote a new essay. I would like to say more, but it is already pushing midnight and I got to get up early tomorrow to go to work.
I am no fan of Obama. But I felt a little sorry for him give all the abuse he took for saying…
“You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And Click Here to continue reading.
I am taking classes at a local trade school at night. You should not confuse this place with the various technical schools that are around. This place is where the mentally handicapped are sent from the various school districts. This is the place where all the people who are considered too dumb to go to Click Here to continue reading.
How would you like to deal with a rogue nuclear armed state in the Middle East? That may be coming to you a lot sooner than you think.
I am not speaking of the usual suspects like Iran or whatever other currently fashionable bogey man you want to name. Rather, I fear that Israel may Click Here to continue reading.
The difference between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War is simple: Vietnam was winnable and Iraq is not.
Now I am not casting aspersions on the success of the surge or anything like that. In any kind of military terms the US army has done well. This is especially true if you compare them Click Here to continue reading.
Professional economists normally have no use for Chartists. The idea that you can predict future price movements based on past behavior of the Chart has not empirical support. Most economists will tell you that there is not much to separate a Chartist from witch doctor.
But one might imagine that Alex Tabarrok has come around Click Here to continue reading.
Normally, this is something I would post over at the Ethereal Voice. But I don’t think many of the people who read the Voice would really appreciate it. So I figured I would put this on my personal blog instead.
I found this at Sippican Cottage. We must be similar is some way because I Click Here to continue reading.
There was a time in my life when I thought and read a lot about Japan. I was just starting to get interested in economics when Japan was at the height of its boom and everyone was talking about how they were going to take over the world. Then came the crash and Japan became Click Here to continue reading.