Conrad Loses His Job – Nivelle’s Coup I THE GREAT WAR Week 136
02 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Mechanised War In Mesopotamia – Toplica Uprising I THE GREAT WAR Week 135
24 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Russian Bombing On The Eastern Front – US Prisoners of War I THE GREAT W…
16 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, laws of war, war and peace
“Punishment” for protestors who break University of Chicago regulations: a light tap on the wrist at best
13 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, economics of education, law and economics, laws of war, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
A while back, 26 pro-Palestinian protestors at the University of Chicago, along with two faculty members, were arrested and booked for holding an illegal sit-in in the admissions office. Later on, the city of Chicago dropped the charges of criminal trespass (I don’t know why this happened), and up to now I haven’t been able […]
“Punishment” for protestors who break University of Chicago regulations: a light tap on the wrist at best
THE SHOWMAN: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE INVASION THAT SHOOK THE WORLD AND MADE A LEADER OUT OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY by Simon Shuster
13 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Ukraine
(Ukrainian President Zelensky visting troops at the front) As the war grinds on in Ukraine, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson remains adamant that he will not bring to the House floor for a vote a bi-partisan bill negotiated by Democratic and Republican senators that would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and funds to […]
THE SHOWMAN: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE INVASION THAT SHOOK THE WORLD AND MADE A LEADER OUT OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY by Simon Shuster
Bulgaria Digs In At Doiran – The Final Blow Against The Senussi I THE GR…
09 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, laws of war, war and peace Tags: World War I
What Did Soldiers Eat in the Trenches of World War One?
09 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, health economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Israel poll update through January 2024
09 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in politics, war and peace Tags: Israel
Below is a graph lifted from Wikipedia showing polling trends for existing parties in Israel since the 2022 election. I marked it up with labels for the parties and a summary box of some alternative government coalition scenarios if the polling average at the end of January were translated into actual seats at an election. […]
Israel poll update through January 2024
Could You Survive on British World War Two Rations?
07 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, health economics, war and peace Tags: rationing, World War II
Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare I THE GREAT WAR Week 132
02 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: World War I
BRIAN EASTON: There is a lot to be learned from the award- winning film Oppenheimer
29 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, movies, war and peace Tags: Atomic bomb
And even more from the book it is based upon, “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Brian Easton writes – Christopher Nolan’s award winning film Oppenheimer is based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus. I really liked the title. Prometheus was the Greek god who gave mankind fire, […]
BRIAN EASTON: There is a lot to be learned from the award- winning film Oppenheimer
Holocaust reviews
27 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, The Holocaust, World War II
Memoirs The Pianist by Władysław Szpilman (1946) If This Is a Man by Primo Levi (1948) This Way For the Gas, Ladies and Gentleman by Tadeusz Borowski (1948) Night by Elie Wiesel (1960) The Truce by Primo Levi (1965) The Periodic Table by Primo Levi (1975) Moments of Reprieve by Primo Levi (1981) If Not […]
Holocaust reviews
Nivelle’s Spring Offensive – Royal Conspiracy In Greece I THE GREAT WAR …
27 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
My letter to the Chicago Maroon about Students for Justice in Palestine
25 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, discrimination, economics of crime, economics of education, law and economics, laws of war, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
Over the last several months, I’ve seen and read about demonstrations on our campus by the pro-Palestinian group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which apparently has roughly 200 campus branches in the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand. SJP has been particularly active since last year’s October 7 massacre of Israelis and others, which they […]
My letter to the Chicago Maroon about Students for Justice in Palestine
GEOFFREY MILLER: New Zealand’s huge shift in the Middle East
24 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, laws of war, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
Geoffrey Miller writes – New Zealand is reshaping its foreign policy via the Middle East. A decision to provide intelligence support for future US and UK airstrikes on Yemen is highly symbolic. The Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, announced the deployment of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) troops to support the US-led military response to the attacks […]
GEOFFREY MILLER: New Zealand’s huge shift in the Middle East
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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