Occasionally we will review books here. Sometimes it's a non-fiction book, other times it's a Science Fiction novel. Lately though, in my own personal reading I've tended to read the "classics" more than anything else. Whether it's a SciFi novel from the "Golden Age" or the 70's and 80's, or Livy's account of the War …
In our most recent article I talked about how technology and the Rules of Engagement can make warfighting perplexing on the tactical level. Honestly speaking, I never felt encumbered or threatened by the Rules of Engagement, but they definitely limited our movement and use of supporting elements that could have, in at least one or two …
After a bit of a layaway, we are back! I had to take some time off and devote to a new job for the past year or so. During this time I still wrote, I just couldn't maintain a regular writing/publishing schedule. Now that I've got my "sea legs" under me, I have been writing …
I never understood the folks glued to the latest Netflix series, Amazon special, or HBO Documentary. Most of the content produced just doesn't do it for me. At risk of sounding like a boomer saying "you kids don't know good taste", most of what comes out these days is garbage. I know I'm not alone …
Continue reading Formulaic, Foreign and Full of $h!t: Cinema in the 21st Century (So Far)
I was overseeing a surgical procedure using one of my company's products today, and the doctor got everything right the first time (which is pretty rare). He turned around and looked at me and said "Hey, I'd rather be lucky than skilled any day of the week!"... Somehow, I hope my doctor is both lucky …
Through sheer military might, pragmatism and some good stoic thinking, Rome managed to dominate the Mediterranean for centuries. The Greeks were an amalgamation of city states and philosophers that could campaign and do battle quite good, but were too fractured to be a complete and dominating power. Compare this to some of the dynasties in …
People are continually shifting how they create and consume their media and information. Cave paintings were once the pinnacle of human media, but we've come a bit further since then... With each new iteration of media though, there is bound to be some criticism. Video games are for weak minded man-children that never grow up …
Continue reading Video Games, Film and Books: Criticisms of Media Mediums
In today's article, I talk about Communism. While my site does not cover modern politics (it's too much of an echo chamber for me), I do write and research different political methodologies and ideas that have developed throughout history. Today, I looked at communism and how marxist revolutionaries have a unique brand of hypocrisy about …
What always struck me about communism was the blatant hypocrisy of the revolutionaries and leaders; instead of building examples of Marxist and communist economies, societies and governments they were more interested in imposing communism on the masses. This created the need for a centralized, totalitarian government that could crack down on the people. The biggest, …
Continue reading The Hypocrisy of Communism: From Revolution to Implementation
Allegory is as popular as ever. Unfortunately, I think it is overused. In the latest article I talk about two authors who successfully wrote allegorical works, and why I think it resonated so well. Nowadays, most allegory is low hanging fruit. It's all "Drumpf is just like Voldermort!!" or "Muslim refugees are just like the Orcs …
Steel and Stylus 