Author: Dave

Commenter Gabriel in a response to my post Middle East Politics had this to say: Thanks Simon. This is decent for Friedman…. Had heard this quote before: “It gnaws at the people in the Middle East that such a small country as Israel, with only about seven million inhabitants, can defeat the Arab nation with…

With winter fast coming on it might be a good idea to look at Winter Survival in the Wilderness. There really is too much important information to quote. So go read the whole thing. Cross Posted at Power and Control

Here is a bit I posted at my place a few days ago. It fits in with the themes often seen here at Classical Values. === Commenter Karridine alerted me to this interesting piece by Orson Scott Card on the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Card’s central thesis is that trade made the…

First I’m no man of wealth, but I do have a fair amount of taste. Especially for fine women, fine wine, and fine cigars. Now that the Devil is out of the way. Merry Christmas to all. My main interests are politics, American and Middle Eastern, science and engineering especially the energy sector, the drug…

I will be filling in for Eric (as if that were possible) at Classical Values while he is away for the holidays. This is sort of a test post to get the bugs out before Eric leaves. My posts here will also be cross posted at Power and Control. And just so that this is…