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Argo (Bleep) the CIA's Secrecy 23 Aug 2013 | 06:54 am
At the end of Argo, after the embassy workers have been saved, amidst an American media victory dance and the cheers of thankful Americans, Jack O’Donnell (played by Bryan Cranston) speaks with Tony M...
The Intelligence-Hollywood-Industrial Complex 21 Aug 2013 | 09:44 am
Shocking confession alert: I just started watching Homeland. (In related news, my wife and I just decided to stop watching Homeland.) I get it, I’m a year late to the “Homeland is (or was) awesome” pa...
Our Belated Week (or Month) on the 2013 Oscars 19 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
Every few years, the Academy award nominees line up perfectly with the subject of the blog: violence, and more specifically, the modern wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2010, we discussed Avatar, The ...
Capturing Australia! COIN is Boring Pt. 3 16 Aug 2013 | 05:52 am
(To read the entire "COIN is Boring” series, please click here.) A few weeks ago, I made the not-so-original observation that there were (almost) no video games about counterinsurgency, or at least ....
The Moral Argument Against War Validating One's Existence 15 Aug 2013 | 05:49 am
A few week’s back on Carrying the Gun, Michael C rebutted the idea that, if women join the infantry, it somehow prevents young soldiers from validating themselves as men. He responded to this specific...
Quotes Behaving Badly IV: The Quotes Strike Back 9 Aug 2013 | 05:51 am
(Check out our past post, "Quotes Behaving Badly" here and here.) - See more at: http://onviolence.com/?e=355#sthash.8MzQANTa.dpuf (Find more "quotes behaving badly" here, here and here.) A couple o...
Ice Road Truckers, Afghanistan: COIN is Boring Pt. 2 9 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
(To read the entire "COIN is Boring” series, please click here.) My dad is a history teacher. More than a few times, I’ve heard a stranger tell him, “Oh, you teach history? I love history! Hated it i...
Guest Post: “Validate” vs. “Retain” – A response to the Washington Times 7 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
(Today's guest post is by Don Gomez of the blog Carrying the Gun. He is an old enlisted infantryman and a new infantry officer. He tweets @dongomezjr. If you would like to guest write for us, please c...
America Looks Gross Naked 6 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
Don’t blame me, David Brooks said it first! Eric C and I consider the weekly commentary of Shields and Brooks, New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields, each week o...
On V in Other Places: "What Does It Mean to Prove Your Manhood?" 6 Aug 2013 | 12:28 am
Head over to the excellent blog, Carrying the Gun to read a new guest post titled, "What Does It Actually Mean to Prove Your Manhood?" responding to the insanely controversial topic of letting women s...
