Sunday, July 15, 2018

After Action Report: Heartbreak Ridge

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Heartbreak Ridge  is a good action story with few leadership lessons. Dissenting for the sake of the task is one of the ethical standards ...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

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When has our republic not been in danger of invasion from without or subversion from within?  "[A] populist strand ... has run thr...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Forbidden Planet

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Forbidden Planet  influenced my passion for languages. I first saw it on television as a movie special when I was in my early teens. Profes...
Sunday, July 1, 2018

The Texas Navy

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“Remember the Alamo!” For most people who care one way or the other, “Remember the Alamo!” encapsulates the history of Texas independence. ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Wooden Ships

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I can see by your coat, my friend, you're from the other side. There's just one thing I have to know. Can you tell me, please, who w...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

Rebels: A Well Regulated Militia

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Rebels: A Well Regulated Militia  by Brian Wood is a graphic novel that explores the lives of otherwise ordinary folk caught up in the extr...
Sunday, June 3, 2018

Austin Under the Stars

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Last night, Laurel and I attended a star party hosted by the Austin Astronomical Society and St. Stephen's Episcopal School. Laurel rec...
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Monday, May 28, 2018

Superheroes Live in Cities

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The easy narrative is that good guys protect cities because bad guys want to rule millions of people and that is hard to do by extending yo...