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Dispatch from Rome: Militarism in America
The author of this commentary says that the wealthy and political elites seldom have any skin in America’s wars.
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Dispatch from Rome: On power and arrogance
The criticism in Sen. J. William Fulbright’s book “The Arrogance of Power” was aimed at the Vietnam War, but could easily apply to the war in Afghanistan today, says the author of this commentary.
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Dispatch from Rome: When I was young
We continue to slog-on in the vain hope of perhaps finding “something” that will look like victory so we can declare ourselves winners, says the author of this commentary.
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Dispatch from Rome: Loyalty, regret and honor
“Doing the right thing invariably means doing the hard thing. This is the true meaning of the word honor…”
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Dispatch from Rome: Please, let it not be us
The armed forces can serve as an example to be emulated during this time of political polarization, says the author of this commentary.
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Dispatch from Rome: On hope and COVID-19
After all this time, everyone would much prefer to be outside.
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Dispatch from Rome: Former Theodore Roosevelt skipper should be praised, not pilloried
I was twice fired by the United Nations from senior supervisory positions: Both times for insisting that there are occasions when my first loyalty is to staff and mission ahead of allegiance to superiors.
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Dispatch from Rome: You can’t win a war with half-measures
Although initially slow-off-the-mark, Italy rightly came to treat the pandemic like a military conflict.
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Dispatch from Rome: Trying to make sense of the COVID-19 numbers
My wife and I, already three weeks into self-isolation, remain in Rome under government-mandated pandemic protocols.
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Dispatch from Rome: More advice from a retired SF officer locked down in COVID-19 ravaged Italy
My wife and I, already three weeks into self-isolation, remain in Rome under government-mandated pandemic protocols.
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Dispatch from Rome: Militarism in America
The author of this commentary says that the wealthy and political elites seldom have any skin in America’s wars.
-
Dispatch from Rome: On power and arrogance
The criticism in Sen. J. William Fulbright’s book “The Arrogance of Power” was aimed at the Vietnam War, but could easily apply to the war in Afghanistan today, says the author of this commentary.
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Dispatch from Rome: When I was young
We continue to slog-on in the vain hope of perhaps finding “something” that will look like victory so we can declare ourselves winners, says the author of this commentary.
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Dispatch from Rome: Loyalty, regret and honor
“Doing the right thing invariably means doing the hard thing. This is the true meaning of the word honor…”
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Dispatch from Rome: Please, let it not be us
The armed forces can serve as an example to be emulated during this time of political polarization, says the author of this commentary.
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Dispatch from Rome: On hope and COVID-19
After all this time, everyone would much prefer to be outside.
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Dispatch from Rome: Former Theodore Roosevelt skipper should be praised, not pilloried
I was twice fired by the United Nations from senior supervisory positions: Both times for insisting that there are occasions when my first loyalty is to staff and mission ahead of allegiance to superiors.
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Dispatch from Rome: You can’t win a war with half-measures
Although initially slow-off-the-mark, Italy rightly came to treat the pandemic like a military conflict.
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Dispatch from Rome: Trying to make sense of the COVID-19 numbers
My wife and I, already three weeks into self-isolation, remain in Rome under government-mandated pandemic protocols.
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Dispatch from Rome: More advice from a retired SF officer locked down in COVID-19 ravaged Italy
My wife and I, already three weeks into self-isolation, remain in Rome under government-mandated pandemic protocols.
-
Dispatch from Rome: Militarism in America
The author of this commentary says that the wealthy and political elites seldom have any skin in America’s wars.
-
Dispatch from Rome: On power and arrogance
The criticism in Sen. J. William Fulbright’s book “The Arrogance of Power” was aimed at the Vietnam War, but could easily apply to the war in Afghanistan today, says the author of this commentary.
-
Dispatch from Rome: When I was young
We continue to slog-on in the vain hope of perhaps finding “something” that will look like victory so we can declare ourselves winners, says the author of this commentary.
-
Dispatch from Rome: Loyalty, regret and honor
“Doing the right thing invariably means doing the hard thing. This is the true meaning of the word honor…”
-
Dispatch from Rome: Please, let it not be us
The armed forces can serve as an example to be emulated during this time of political polarization, says the author of this commentary.
-
Dispatch from Rome: On hope and COVID-19
After all this time, everyone would much prefer to be outside.
-
Dispatch from Rome: Former Theodore Roosevelt skipper should be praised, not pilloried
I was twice fired by the United Nations from senior supervisory positions: Both times for insisting that there are occasions when my first loyalty is to staff and mission ahead of allegiance to superiors.
-
Dispatch from Rome: You can’t win a war with half-measures
Although initially slow-off-the-mark, Italy rightly came to treat the pandemic like a military conflict.
-
Dispatch from Rome: Trying to make sense of the COVID-19 numbers
My wife and I, already three weeks into self-isolation, remain in Rome under government-mandated pandemic protocols.
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Dispatch from Rome: More advice from a retired SF officer locked down in COVID-19 ravaged Italy
My wife and I, already three weeks into self-isolation, remain in Rome under government-mandated pandemic protocols.












