Tjic has three interesting posts up.

I could be wrong, but I think writing a book counts as being in the "service sector." Likewise, I think passing laws is more like "service" than "manufacturing" (although it's usually put in its own category, and I want that category to be pretty small).

If you're evil like I am, you might find this story interesting.

Former Spook and Warrant Officer Fay apparently decided to write about subjects that I like.

Former Spook takes on the Weather Channel's Dr Cullen, who recently suggested that TV weather forcasters that publicly question man-made global warming should be "stripped of their credentials." I don't know much about Dr Cullen, but given that (1) she's considered an academic, (2) believes in man-made global warming, and (3) considers being stripped of credentials a horrifying punishment, I have a hunch she leans left in American politics. Regardless, I find it strange that anyone can make it through years of school and parrot terms like "McCarthyism," "propaganda," and "witch hunt," without recognizing the beam in their own eye. Of course I have enough experience with academics to know Dr Cullen isn't an isolated incident. She may be strange, but unfortunately, she's not rare.

Warrant Officer Fay, on the other hand, writes about how the public's demand that the military do a better job, and assumptions about how easy it ought to be to run a war, are -- unfortunately -- nothing new. Ancient Greece destroyed itself by fighting a war without the true commitment of its people. The US has had chances to learn this lesson in the Polar Bear Expedition, Korea, the Bay of Pigs, Viet Nam, various attempts to take care of Lebanon's strife, and Somalia. Unfortunately, we're a thick-headed student. More here.