Reference: National Plan to Achieve Maritime Domain Awareness (October 2005)

This is a good plan, a model for others to follow, as far as it goes.  It is an Industrial-Era plan that focuses on the man-made and ignores the “Sea State” that should be our larger concern.  Noteworthy is the emphasis on information-sharing andd sense-making.  Also noteworthy is the specific attention to international and domestic …

Review (Guest): Propaganda–The Formation of Men’s Attitudes

Review by Jill Malter A classic work that is relevant today October 10, 2005 Jacques Ellul I’ve witnessed the phenomenon of bright people falling for propaganda, hook, line, and sinker, on numerous occasions. I’m sure I’m taken in by much of it as well, but even I can’t be fooled all the time. Still, the …