Marc | October 23, 2009
I just stumbled across a wonderful blog called Work Matters run by Bob Sutton (hat tip to Mark Huselid and the HRDivNet mailing list). One of the terms Bob uses is “Jargon Monoxide” (originally created by Polly LaBarre). What a wonderful term, and one that I believe should enter the lexicon of those of us [...]
Marc | October 20, 2009
Well, I am writing this post from Oklahoma the night before I give a talk at Oklahoma University. I’ve been sweating this talk, trying to get the right words together to convey what I am seeing about how debates on the “nature” of war are shifting and changing. I’ll probably post the slides from the [...]
Marc | October 18, 2009
I normally limit my posts here about music but, given the concert season, I thought I would post a few announcements about upcoming concerts. The first two are in Ottawa, while the second two are national broadcasts which can be heard online.
Marc | October 15, 2009
The 2009 Army Capstone Concept will be released on Dec. 21, but until then, Brig. Gen. H.R. McMaster, director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center’s Concepts Development and Experimentation Directorate, invites the public to preview and provide feedback for the draft copy on the Small Wars Journal blog. Source: Draft Army Capstone Concept hits Web [...]
Marc | October 13, 2009
There is a “rule” known as the rule of the excluded third that derives from a particular form of knowledge construction: X either is or is not Y. This rule is often used in the construction of rhetorical positions that seek to present options in an either / or format. While this may work in [...]
Marc | October 7, 2009
A couple of articles on the HASC assessment of the HTS have appeared. First, Max Forte has collected some of the key background documents relating to John Stantons’ original article. Second, John has a new article out at Counterpunch that is worth a look. Finally, last week I posted a longer look at the review [...]
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