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War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
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The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
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Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
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June 2024

The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
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The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
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The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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May 2024

China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
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NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
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