Starting Out
I’m overwhelmed by the number of Firefox tabs I have open right now. Most are about the Wikileaks release, but there’s also a set of articles on the intelligence community, Restrepo, the potential for...
View ArticleI Don’t Know Either
The Five Most Endangered Words on the Internet Yes. This is the other half of my previous post. This is what got me today. Let me think about that? No no. There’s no time for that. Comments must be...
View ArticleCluster Munitions Go Boom.
I have an article up at The Atlantic today on cluster munitions in Libya – how they got there, why that sucks, etc. I’m pretty pleased with how it came out, even as the writing process bore out the...
View ArticleThe Dust That Pancho Bit Down South Ended Up in Lefty’s Mouth
Two weeks ago I had a piece up at the Atlantic about American guns and the Mexican drug war. I really have nothing more to say about the subject; I’m just putting the link up here for posterity as I’m...
View ArticleHow to Take It Offline
This morning on Twitter, Marc Lynch was soliciting advice for students on blogging/tweeting. Some great responses, which I’m compiling here for future reference. Also, don’t overuse #hashtags. That’s...
View ArticleCourtney Messerschmidt Is Just a Beer Commercial
In case you missed it, ding dong Great Satan’s Girlfriend is… well, not dead, but outed. If you missed the brouhaha, here and here and here. Good timing, too, because after she linked to Caitlin’s...
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Seven Year Ache
[NB: this is totally personal and totally off-topic, but it's still my blog, and I claim editor's prerogative.] Seven years ago today I was perched on the edge of my father’s hospital bed,...
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Movin’ On Up
So. Okay. The past week. Wow. It was a *week*. Things Happened, and frankly I’m as surprised as anybody. Let’s recap: First up, I want to welcome new co-bloggers Jonathan Rue, Skylar Gerrond, and...
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G&L v2.0: Better Faster Stronger
I’ve been biting my virtual tongue all week, trying to contain myself, but finally! The new, better, faster, stronger Gunpowder & Lead is here – cleaner look, better subscription services, and big...
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