Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Ghost Of You And Me

Posted on January 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

The past is not dead so long as it is remembered. I have visited battlefields that have long since returned to quiet fields and ordinary farms, and that would be entirely forgotten were they not marked with plaques that allow … Continue reading →

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Bangkok And The Logistics Of Terrorism

Posted on January 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

As I found out to my peril this past fall, Bangkok is an important logistics hub where supplies come into and through Bangkok to those of us who live in Thailand’s hinterland. But, an article from Stratfor makes it plain … Continue reading →

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On Intellectual Property

Posted on January 19, 2012 by nathanalbright

There is a cruel and hypocritical irony in the debate over intellectual property laws in the United States. Before we can discuss the propriety of laws defending intellectual property, we first need to examine who possesses the rights to such … Continue reading →

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Can You Fill Me In?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by nathanalbright

I am not someone who trusts very easily, and I tend to react badly (whether I show it openly or not) when I feel disrespected. Most people who know me at all should be aware of that already, but as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hard Sayings Of Paul

Posted on January 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

Hard Sayings Of Paul, by Manfred T. Brauch It is difficult to review a book like this without appearing to damn with faint praise. Truth be told, this book is not nearly as bad as it easily could have been, … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Goldbugs

Posted on January 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

The same thing that makes gold (and other precious metals) attractive hedges in times of great economic uncertainty is the same thing that makes them poor mediums for currency. A lot of people who champion the gold standard have very … Continue reading →

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Come And Take Shelter In My Shade: Anti-Monarchial Sentiments In Judges 9 and 1 Samuel 8

Posted on January 17, 2012 by nathanalbright

The Bible has nothing against kings per se. Both God and Jesus Christ are both given the title of King, and the Bible (justly) praises righteous kings like David and Hezekiah and Josiah. Because of their devotion to the Kingdom … Continue reading →

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The Chickening

Posted on January 17, 2012 by nathanalbright

When I was a teenager, some of my friends and I had an inside joke about the Highlander Series in which a chicken pecked the head off of a highlander and received its power in a massive flash, turning the … Continue reading →

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Subtraction By Addition

Posted on January 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

Having recently talked about the phenomenon of addition by subtraction [1], I would like to talk about its inverse, subtraction by addition. This is the imperial problem in a nutshell, the result of the mistaken belief that bigger is better. … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Like Mondays

Posted on January 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

School shootings (not all of them by students), have a long history in the United States [1]. On January 29, 1979, Brenda Ann Spencer, then sixteen years old, became the villain of a particularly brutal incident where the obviously troubled … Continue reading →

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