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December 20, 2016

Light Bloggin’ Through The New Year

November 11, 2016

Leading The Armed Forces

Xenophon of Athens was a soldier in a military campaign in Persia over two thousand years ago that he recounted in Anabasis (“An Ascent”), also known as The Persian Expedition. He writes, There is small risk a general will be … Continue reading →

October 10, 2016

Columbus Day on the Red Planet?

In honor of the explorer’s drive to plunge into the unknown, take a look at Elon Musk’s plans to colonize Mars.  They are stunning, visually and otherwise. His immediate mission objectives give you a tiny sense of the challenges he faces: … Continue reading →

September 5, 2016

The Capital/Labor Split

To commemorate Labor Day, a quote from Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century: On August 16, 2012, the South African police intervened in a labor conflict between workers at the Marikana platinum mine near Johannesburg and the mine’s owners: … Continue reading →

July 4, 2016

Protecting the Republic

In commemoration of Independence Day, I quote a selection from Cicero’s First Oration Against Mark Antony. Cicero was seeking to protect the Roman Republic from falling into the hands of Mark Antony and Octavian. These two men had imperial ambitions after … Continue reading →