The Poor Man links to an interview with Gary Brecher, AKA War Nerd at the exile (browse his columns here). The interview is worth reading, as are his columns, which Lex turned me on to.
Announcement
Wanted: New or lightly used high-capacity, high-voltage, scalable national electrical transmission system. Will pay in U.S. government agency bonds. Call 800-BROWNOUT, ask for Spencer.
August 14, 2003
Oh, You Americans!
I find this chart oddly compelling.
Thought for the Day
“It’s a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.” –Henry James
“The Allende Myth”
Val Dorta’s masterful historical essay on this topic is not to be missed. Lex blogged on it earlier, as did a few other bloggers, but somehow it never gained the attention it deserves. Go and read it.
(Note that Val’s site appears to be down as of early afternoon EST, but keep trying. He may be having some temporary server issues.)
UPDATE: The site is up again.