QotD: The real lesson taught by mandatory “volunteer” work
What about the rationalization that charitable extracurricular activities teach kids important lessons of moral engagement? There are reasons to be skeptical. A skilled professional I know had to turn...
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Evolution versus revolution in the design of HMS Queen Elizabeth
Peter Roberts analyzes the design trade-offs of the Queen Elizabeth class for the Royal United Services Institute: Queen Elizabeth class side and overhead views The most important change in the Queen...
View ArticleRoger Goodell’s dilemma
USA Today‘s Tom Pelissero updates the state of play in the Ray-Rice-is-a-terrible-human-being case: The NFL has hired former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III to investigate the league’s pursuit and...
View ArticleObama’s misunderstanding of both ISIS and Islam
Amy Alkon draws on lots of sources for this post on why President Obama is making serious mistakes in his approach to fighting ISIS: First, he gets it wrong on Islam. From his speech: Now let’s make...
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US Navy facing unpleasant budget choices and diminishing options
It’s still the largest navy in the world, and will continue to be for some time yet … but it’s shrinking. BATH, Maine (Oct. 28, 2013) The Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer DDG 1000 is floated out...
View ArticleWould Scottish separation resemble the “Velvet Divorce” of Czechoslovakia?
At the Volokh Conspiracy, Ilya Somin looks at the breakup of Czechoslovakia and compares the possible UK-Scotland divorce in that context: One relevant precedent is the experience of the “Velvet...
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