Our military plans should be based on the assumption of unpredictability, rather than on carefully drawn, static models of the world.
James FallowsIn a time of transition for journalism all around the world, it's reassuring to know that some of the old ways endure.
James FallowsI seem to be one of the few people in journalism who never worked or wrote for the 'Boston Phoenix.' I certainly read and admired it, and feel the same general malaise at news that it is gone.
James FallowsI am explicitly not opening the giant can of worms that is the ongoing current discussion of patent, copyright, and trademark reform.
James FallowsContrary to what you might think, China's economy is relatively less efficient, and more polluting, than those of rich countries.
James FallowsThe pandering and ignorance-across-party-lines represented by the John McCain-Hillary Clinton united front for a temporary reduction in the gasoline tax should make Americans hold their heads in their hands and moan [...] Please. This is embarrassing. It makes me long for the good old days of debating about flag pins on the lapel.
James Fallows