Through an ally’s eyes

| November 25, 2008

Very interesting item about US troops, as seen by one of the French troops serving alongside them in Afghanistan: A Nos Freres d’Armes Americains. OK, OK, you might not actually read French. My apologies.* An English translation is here: American troops in Afghanistan through the eyes of a French OMLT infantryman. Here we discover America […]

Quote of the Day

| November 24, 2008

I had my reasons — good ones — for leaving California in 2000. I never, however, put my thoughts together as concisely as this: California is now a valuable touchstone to the country, a warning of what not to do. Rarely has a single generation inherited so much natural wealth and bounty from the investment […]