Archive for the 'legitimacy'

• “Sustaining” your Way to Serfdom as a Grand Strategy

January 14th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 2013, 21st century, America, analytic, change, Creepy-state, democracy, dystopia, economics, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, freedom, geopolitics, government, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, logic, national security, Oligarchy, politics, protest, reform, society, state failure, strategy, theory, think tanks, threat | 25 comments

• Guns and The New Paternalism

December 27th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, culture, democracy, dystopia, government, gun control, ideas, leadership, legitimacy, liberty, Oligarchy, politics, reform, Republic, society, state failure, Uncategorized | 46 comments

• Foust on “False Fears of Autonomous Weapons”

December 21st, 2012 by zen

Posted in Air Force, drones, legal, legitimacy, military, Perception, planes, politics, robotics, tech, war | 12 comments

• Congratulations!!

December 4th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Adaptability, America, analytic, authors, blog-friends, book, chicago boyz, conservativism, contemplative, creativity, critical thinking, culture, democracy, freedom, futurism, government, historiography, history, ideas, innovation, insight, intellectuals, leadership, legitimacy, lexington green, liberty, Patterns, Perception, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, psychology, reading, reform, republican party, resilience, revolution, security, social science, society, strategy, symbolism, synthesis, theory, uncertainty, Writing | 2 comments

• Barlow on COIN and Failure

July 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in analytic, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, Failed State, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, legitimacy, military, military contractor, military history, non-state actors, Oligarchy, politics, reform, security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | 2 comments