Since leaving the day job to focus on research and writing, I've been nose-deep in readings of one kind or another, and thoroughly enjoying the experience. Some recent reads that are worth your time: ____________________________________________________________________ Metaphors We Live By. Illuminating, but infuriatingly limiting. This classic from Berkeley cognitive linguist and Democratic party framing guru George Lakoff (along … Continue reading Recent Reads: Metaphors, Architectures of Conflict, and Forever Wars
Month: January 2010
The Jesus Rifle
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The Military-Evangelical Complex
Noted at Juan Cole's Informed Comment, as item 4 in a list of Top 10 Counterterrorism Scandals 2010: George W. Bush claimed that he had misspoken when he called his 'war on terror' a 'crusade.' But it turns out that the Michigan company that makes rifle sights for the US military inscribes them with Bible verses. … Continue reading The Military-Evangelical Complex
Cadbury Board Accepts Kraft Takeover
I guess this means we can expect the Caramilk filling to be much cheesier from now on...
Stewart on Lawrence
I'm watching Rory Stewart's narration of the life of Lawrence (yes, that Lawrence). On difficult terrain: can't patrol it with small units, because those units can then be ambushed; can't garrison it, because units there couldn't be resupplied. So much of it remains empty, most of the time, "and an empty space on the map … Continue reading Stewart on Lawrence
