The Empire Eater — Lessons from the Graveyard of Empires
Part I — The Redcoats and the Graveyard Gate (1839–1842)
The Empire Eater — Lessons from the Graveyard of Empires, Part I
They called it the Great Game — the 19th-century chess match between Britain and Russia for control of Central Asia. Somewhere between tea time and arrogance, the British decided Afghanistan would make a lovely buffer zone between their Indian colony and the advancing Russians.
So, in 1839, they invaded. They toppled the local ruler, installed their own puppet king, and congratulated themselves on bringing “civilization” to the highlands. What they actually brought was a short fuse to a powder keg…READ MORE…
WATCH: U.S. and China near trade deal ahead of Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping
The U.S. and China are nearing a trade deal ahead of the planned meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, according to the Trump administration. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes has more details, while Isaac Stone Fish, founder and CEO of research firm Strategy Risks, joins to break down the deal’s framework…READ MORE…
A Time for Wind, A Time for Sea
In Ecclesiastes, we learn that “To everything there is a season, and a time for every event under Heaven.”
I’m no theologian, but I think that one of the key messages of that verse is that things happen according to the good Lord’s timing, not man’s, and we shouldn’t assume we can necessarily meddle with the natural rhythm of the universe.
There is no better example of this problem than the world of energy…READ MORE…
My Little School
It was late. I pulled into the campus after seven o’clock to attend my last class of the semester. My last college class. Ever. It was a night class.
In America, most self-respecting people my age were finishing supper, settling down to watch “Wheel of Fortune.” But I was in school.
I had been attending community college for 11 years. I had been taking a lot of night courses. Which meant that I had perfected the art of eating supper in my truck, on the way to class. I drove with my knees, ate with my hands, and controlled the radio with my big toe…READ MORE…
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