War
Not torn apart
What has and hasn’t changed between July 2005 and May 2017. On the Internet, in Britain, and beyond.
The “Albanian Army” is gaining... but will Netflix one day regret being in the hits business?
Netflix’s new twist on the age old “content versus delivery” debate
Car wars: In lieu of Detroit becoming more Valley-like, the Valley becomes the new Detroit
Get the popcorn ready for this battle royale! (....And just keep it warm ‘til 2020.)
Listen to this week's War Nerd Wednesday podcast, with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames
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Turkey shoots down Russian plane: Wars have a funny way of taking on a life of their own
Putin’s initial reaction is about as angry and hot-headed as I’ve seen Putin since he first came to power in 1999.
The War Nerd: Captagon, the Beheading Drug!
When it starts raining stupid, you have to figure that pretty soon the stories about evil drugs will start pelting down.
Listen to this week's War Nerd Wednesday podcast, with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames
It's time for the latest episode of Gary Brecher and Mark Ames' podcast.
Facebook and Google: Zero sum game over
The two ad giants are not only cleaning up in the Internet advertising market, they are doing so at the expense of smaller companies.
The War Nerd: That Russian airliner... bomb or loose screw?
As soon as I heard a Russian charter plane had crashed on its way back from Sharm-el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg, I started trying to guess the odds.
Listen to this week's War Nerd Wednesday podcast, with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames
It's time for the latest episode of Gary Brecher and Mark Ames' podcast.
Listen to this week's War Nerd Wednesday podcast, with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames
Around the wars in 60 minutes.
Listen to this week's War Nerd Wednesday podcast, with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames
Around the wars in 60 minutes.
The War Nerd: Why is the F-35 Like an Albanian Mushroom?
A scam worth $1.5 trillion dollars, an obvious scam, the kind that doesn’t even show any respect for the suckers it’s robbing.
The War Nerd: The Museum of Defeats
Mexico City guidebooks are always a little nervous about the National Museum of Interventions...
Listen to this week's War Nerd Wednesday podcast, with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames
Around the wars in 60 minutes.
Listen to this week's War Nerd Wednesday podcast, with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames
Around the wars in 60 minutes.
Today on Twitter: The US Ambassador and the fascists
I’m writing my Surveillance Valley book, but I just can’t help but peer from time to time at the giant catastrophe taking place in my ancestral homeland of Ukraine.
Sec. of Defense to Silicon Valley: “There is no limit to what we can achieve together"
The Department of Defense wants to “rebuild the bridges between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley.”
Breaking: The Department of Defense, Silicon Valley, and you
Robot army? Brain implants? UberMILITARY?
WikiStrat wants to be your crowd-sourced war nerd
“We were able to predict ISIS’ next targets in the Middle East, in a project conducted for a specific client interested in ISIS activity in a specific country."
My Human Terrain, Part One: Me and Mitzy Carlough
Who is Montgomery McFate, the celebrated “Brave Thinker” behind the most touted counterinsurgency program of the 21st century? John "The War Nerd" Dolan knew her well.
My Human Terrain, Part Two: “Which way to the bombs?”
"A rock smashed into the windshield, making a fine pattern of safety-glass mosaic. I leaned into Mitzy’s ear and screamed, 'Go back! Reverse!'"
The War Nerd: How many soldiers does Hezbollah actually have?
The US and Israel want to exaggerate the power of Hezbollah’s rockets, while blacking out what really scares them.