{"id":3173,"date":"2009-08-05T04:42:24","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T04:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2009-08-05T20:15:12","modified_gmt":"2009-08-05T20:15:12","slug":"recommended-reading-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=3173","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Top Billing! Chicago Boyz<\/strong> (<strong>James McCormick<\/strong>) &#8211; <a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/chicagoboyz.net\/archives\/8226.html\" title=\"Permanent Link to Book Review - Part 1 of 2 - Nisbett, Intelligence and How to Get It\">Book Review &#8211; Part 1 of 2 &#8211; Nisbett, Intelligence and How to Get It<\/a>\u00a0 and <a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/chicagoboyz.net\/archives\/8303.html\" title=\"Permanent Link to Book Review - Part 2 of 2 - Nisbett, Intelligence and How to Get It\">Book Review &#8211; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" width=\"132\" src=\"http:\/\/historytech.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/intelligence-and-how-to-get-it.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/>Part 2 of 2 &#8211; Nisbett, Intelligence and How to Get It<\/a>\u00a0( and also, as a bonus, <a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/chicagoboyz.net\/archives\/8455.html\" title=\"Permanent Link to Mini-Book Review: Stanton - Horse Soldiers\">Mini-Book Review: Stanton &#8211; Horse Soldiers<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>After reading this mighty, 10,000 word essay by James McCormick, I ordered <strong>Richard Nisbett&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001P7GGSM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=zenpundit-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001P7GGSM\"><strong><em>INTELLIGENCE AND HOW TO GET IT<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=zenpundit-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001P7GGSM\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: medium none\" \/><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from Amazon, which arrived yesterday. It&#8217;s a solid book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SWJ Blog<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/smallwarsjournal.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/pentagon-weighs-social-network\/\">Pentagon Weighs Social Networking Benefits, Vulnerabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an error on the part of DoD &#8211; and the effect will be compounded by the idiocy of the Left-wing Democrats in Congress trying to kill funding for public diplomacy, IO, EW while bloviating about nonexistent propaganda being directed at US citizens. A perfect example of risk averse\u00a0bureaucrats\u00a0opting for\u00a0a closed information system that will retard our already lethargic and obtuse message capabilities. Here is more commentary on this or related\u00a0topics:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stars &amp; Stripes<\/em><\/strong> (<strong>Megan McCloskey<\/strong>) &#8211;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/article.asp?section=104&amp;article=64044\">When it comes to social media, military is anything but uniform <\/a>&#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NEW!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Danger Room<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/dangerroom\/2009\/07\/pentagon-wrestles-with-possible-twitter-facebook-ban\/\">Pentagon Wrestles with Possible Twitter, Facebook Ban (Updated)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>IntelFusion<\/strong> &#8211; <a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/intelfusion.net\/wordpress\/?p=607\">I thought Marines improvise, adapt, overcome&#8230; and never quit.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Selil Blog<\/strong> &#8211; <a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/selil.com\/?p=1399\" title=\"Permanent Link to Cyber warfare: Call in the generals march out the peons\">Cyber warfare: Call in the generals march out the peons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Threatswatch (Tanji)<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/threatswatch.org\/commentary\/2009\/07\/who-needs-a-cyber-czar\/\" title=\"Who Needs a Cyber Czar?\">Who Needs a Cyber Czar?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Washington Post<\/em> (Ellen Nakashima)<\/strong> &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/03\/AR2009080302697_pf.html\">Top Cybersecurity Aide At White House Resigns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other matters&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fabius Maximus<\/strong> &#8211; <a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/04\/blood\/\">How will the Long War affect America? Will it make us stronger or weaker? Crazy? Unleash our dark\u00a0side?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FM asks what effect a Long war will have on the American character, society and government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming Anarchy<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 <a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/cominganarchy.com\/2009\/08\/03\/how-is-america-going-to-end\/\" title=\"Permanent Link to How Is America Going To\u00a0End?\">How Is America Going To\u00a0End?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Curzon looks at theories about America&#8217;s future fall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Axe<\/strong> &#8211; <a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/warisboring.com\/?p=2449\" title=\"Permanent Link: Meet the \">Meet the &#8220;New&#8221; U.S. Air Force<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In agreement with Axe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Hagel<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/edgeperspectives.typepad.com\/edge_perspectives\/2009\/08\/defining-the-big-shift.html\">Defining the Big Shift<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hey, as we all know&#8230;shift happens. Just kidding, John has important principles here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Security Archive<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/~nsarchiv\/NSAEBB\/NSAEBB279\/index.htm\">Saddam Hussein Talks to the FBI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Primary source docs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information Dissemination<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationdissemination.net\/2009\/08\/pirates-in-baltic-sea.html\">Pirates! In the Baltic Sea?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Return of the Vikings<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Billing! 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