How Rumsfeld got it wrong

The New Yorker: Offense and defense is a must-read on the war. In the build up to the invasion, Rumsfeld repeatedly over-ruled traditional troop deployment methodology. This has led to the position they are now in: the Iraqis are saying “so what” to shock...

My Church and the Banns

So get this: due to medieval law, I still need to have banns read in my local church (which of course I don’t use or visit). The banns must be read on three weekends, and once read only last three months. Without a certificate of banns from my church, the vicar...