Every army is geared towards a purpose, a set of goals. In theory, every army shares one basic goal: defense of national territory (actually, some serve to defend a regime against itself or to generate coups, e.g. Praetorian Guard, but….).
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The US Military is Built Wrong
Every army is geared towards a purpose, a set of goals. In theory, every army shares one basic goal: defense of national territory (actually, some serve to defend a regime against itself or to generate coups, e.g. Praetorian Guard, but….). Moreover, every army exists to prosecute war. But, as Clausewitz and many others would tell…
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How the Epstein Op Worked
The basic theory of the Epstein file and similar operations (whether you think they’re intelligence or not) seems at first glance to be blackmail. Get the big names and the big money to do really heinous deeds (though, note, they’ve got to have at least some interest in said heinous deeds), film them, and threaten.…
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Is Man Body, Soul, or Both?
Central to Christian anthropology stands the question of man’s basic nature. Is he spirit? Is he flesh? Is he both? Is he more truly one or the other? The answer to this question will echo across theology, from Christology and understanding the Incarnation to eschatology to the theology of medicine, physical and mental. False answers…