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The man that the Times article reported as being both “sadder” and “wiser” than when he was first imprisoned went on to construct one of humanity’s darkest regimes, ignited a war that killed tens of millions of people, and engineered the world’s first program of mechanized genocide, making him the last person a reader of the Times should think “was
... See moreAshley Rindsberg • The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History
Tyler Cowen • A few implications - Marginal REVOLUTION
The Storm Before the Calm: America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond
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Some key ideas from CPTED include modeling the design of the built environment to maximize surveillance, limit access, and enhance signs of territoriality (i.e., communicate ownership of the area). Surveillance can be maximized in countless ways. Streets can be designed to increase pedestrian and bicycle use. This will mean there are more “eyes upo
... See moreJohn MacDonald • Changing Places: The Science and Art of New Urban Planning
THOUGH ISRAEL HAD PROVEN that it could make peace with nations willing to accept its existence and take on those who planned its destruction, the Jewish state’s new challenge was not standing armies, but terrorism—most notably the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Daniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
Lawrence Freedman
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