Failure
"The greater the complexity of a system, the more likely that system is to fail." David Galland, The Rational...
Category: Maxims
A Messy World
“The world is messy. There are ambiguities. People who do really good stuff have flaws.” President Barak...
Good News
“Despite the headlines, we live in the most peaceful, most prosperous, most progressive era in human...
War
“War is too important to be left to the generals.” Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister WWI Sunrise...
Responsibility
"The presidency isn’t a prize; it's a responsibility." Prickly Pear Cacti in bloom in the Phoenix...
Intervention
"The only thing more unsavory than U.S. intervention, it turns out, is U.S. nonintervention." Max Boot in The...
Paranoia
"Military planners are paid to be paranoid." Max Boot in The Savage Wars of...
Public Opinion
"Public opinion often fastens itself to trivial objects." Margaret Macmillan in Paris 1919 A great photo of...
A Straight Line
“Life rarely unfolds in a straight line.” This reminds me of a couple of maxims from the past. Crooked...
It’s the Law
“The law of supply and demand works pretty well, if we let it.” John Mauldin We aren't letting the law...
