A culture of counterfeiting exists across industries. Businesses falsify financial results (although they cannot do so indefinitely) and the prospect of new products. Governments falsify the results of government programs.…
In previous episodes, I pointed out that the military’s reporting of events in Afghanistan was so skewed that the high command may have actually felt that they were winning. Some…
Since at least 2014, top US policymakers have received completely distorted information about what is happening in Afghanistan. An analysis by the Center for Strategic Studies points out that since…
In the first part I showed that although the American colonial adventure in Afghanistan ended tragically, it was very successful from the point of view of the individual actors. No…
The four months that have passed since the US debacle in Afghanistan make it increasingly clear that this was a model that has been successful from the perspective of commanders…
In the previous parts I explained that a nation-state needs citizens who connect their future and identity to that nation-state. That is why they are determined to defend it and…
