Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Tutorial Of Rome By Athens: The ‘Special Bilateral U.S./London’ Relation

Posted on August 30, 2011 by William Holland

When JFK took the helm at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue he had in his mind a distinct governing habitus of the late great Harold Macmillan.  Kennedy’s subtle yet archaic turn is typical of the education given to genteel Americans since our … Continue reading →

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The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters

Posted on August 30, 2011 by William Holland

Fredrick W. Kagan along with Fouad Ajami and Bernard Lewis were the primary ideological agents that gave fortitude to the Bush administrations push to surge in 2006 under Dr. David Petraeus.  Kagan’s expertise in asymmetrical warfare is incomparable to any … Continue reading →

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Dr. Strangelove: Eric Hobsbawn & The Satanic Sons of Equality

Posted on August 25, 2011 by William Holland

I guess tenure really does make one both unimportant and unproductive.  How else to explain the denial, a denial of pathological proportions, that continues to influence the lives of ensconsed intellectuals.  There are only a few people similiar to the weight … Continue reading →

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Islam & ‘Sex Slaves’: Case Study

Posted on August 20, 2011 by William Holland

I suppose that most people are unable to wade into distinct contrasts between traditions (moral or textual) that animate various religious traditions.  I say ‘religious’ for a distinct reason:  revelation reveals ‘man’ to ‘himself’. In other words, the concept of … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s Fiscal Grand Strategy

Posted on August 19, 2011 by William Holland

What does a competitor do when its outmatched?  It develops and uses the superior techniques of its aggressor, and in so doing competes on more equitable ground. That’s what Communist China has been doing since Deng Xiaoping took over from … Continue reading →

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Assembled Elsewhere: Made For Amerika

Posted on August 19, 2011 by William Holland

The manufacturing sector of the United States economy is gone, even though some very big manufacturing companies like Whirlpool, Caterpillar and Dow Chemical are indeed building high-tech factories in the States. How can anyone make sense of this contrast? Andrew … Continue reading →

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Ancients & Moderns: Measuring The Earth From Ptolemy To Louis XV

Posted on August 19, 2011 by William Holland

It is true that most students hate science.  For the most part the teachers teaching it never studied the historical impact of discovery.  The ancient Egyptians understood how to measure a sphere.  They did so with a plumb line across … Continue reading →

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Heralding A New Creation: The Spanish Empire In South America

Posted on August 19, 2011 by William Holland

James Billington resides as the Chief Librarian of the Library of Congress, throughout his tenure in Washington where he advises both international and domestic policy wonks, he continues to reveal that the most published people on the planet are:  Jesus, Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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How To Discern The Arab Spring: Teheran vs. Riyadh

Posted on August 18, 2011 by William Holland

Henry Kissenger once remarked that the “greatest statesmen are distinguished less by their detailed knowledge than by their instinctive grasp of historical currents, by an ability to discern amidst the myriad of impressions that impinge on consciousness those most likely … Continue reading →

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Economics For Dummies

Posted on August 14, 2011 by William Holland

This is what common working people instinctively already know but the political class in Washington refuses to hear: 1.  Confiscatory taxation encourages borrowing.  Instead, our Federal Government ought to encourage equity formation. 2.  “THE FUNDAMENTAL DEFICIENCY IMPLIED IN EVERY QUANTITATIVE … Continue reading →

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