If you want to make it to Veterans Day you first have to survive the Marine Corps Birthday.

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This is excellent.

A phenomenal reflection that will resonate with many veterans. Many of my Marines were repeatedly fired upon but did not return fire due to loss of PID, and the ensuing risk of hitting noncombatants. They did the right thing, but will never rate a combat action ribbon, and that became a burden.

NEW: Anonymous donor gives Pentagon 130 million cans of Skoal Wintergreen to pay troops www.duffelblog.com/anonymous-do...

Life imitating art stealing art. (From the Economist)

Clausewitz looking at you being surprised that domestic politics affects the military.

Who walked in first?

A challenging book in every sense of the term, but also one of the best readings of Clausewitz’s ‘On War’, who is, and I agree, decidedly not Hegelian.

History is supposedly written by the victors. Sima Qian, author of China's original historical classic, showed it could also be written by the condemned. Read Jeremiah Jenne's essay on the urtext for Chinese history, the Shiji or Records of the Grand Historian: chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/09/s...

Not only was this a delightful and insightful read, but it convinced me that I need to read (and reread) more Melville for my dissertation. Thanks to @queenofthinair.bsky.social for the footnote!

The wait’s over folks—Boyd book #2 is now available digitally from Marine Corps University Press! Want to know what Boyd ACTUALLY said about X, Y, or Z? Now you can get him in his own words—full transcripts and slides of all his briefings: www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/...

concentric circles seized the lone boat itself, and all its crew, and each floating oar, and every lance-pole

For purchase today!

F. W. J. Schelling.

La reproduction interdite, by René Magritte, 1937, 📸 via @BleacherReport

I have two poems coming out in this collection of poems on the end of the so-called Forever Wars. It is available for preorder today, purchase tomorrow. Be on the look out for: - “Salty” - “Five-Star Google Reviews of the Green Beans Cafe at Kandahar Airfield” www.amazon.com/So-Long-Anth...

I just received my first copy of the book!

And chemistry.

Clausewitz and Sunzi in Hollywood. 1. Noble House

A cogent read on the madness of Chowder II and the opportunities of Force Design. warontherocks.com/2025/08/the-...

Clausewitz and Sunzi in Hollywood. 1. Noble House

Hey, that second Boyd book I’ve been talking about for what probably feels like forever? It’s officially close! Email Marine Corps University Press at [email protected] for details and to pre-reserve your copy!

One like, one Thucydides opinion.

Crowd sourcing this. What is your favorite command memoir?

This is basically how I market myself now, except with a bit more philosophy and political theory, re: Clausewitz and Sunzi.

Would like to add Clausewitz and Sunzi to this business model.

I think there’s still prior questions. “What, exactly, is command?” And “why does war demand it?” Luckily this is what I’m working on for my diss.

Just a portion of the infographic.

This infographic is just wild. People’s War Infographic: foreignlanguages.press/wp-content/u... Found it trying to get a copy of this new book on Clausewitz. Book: foreignlanguages.press/product/clau...

I finally got around to reading this article that was posted on here a bit ago - and while I agree with the sentiments, the actual structure of the argument was so bad that I ended up wanting to replace all of our GOs with AI by the end of it:

“One way of thinking of wisdom ... is to think of it as the practical wisdom necessary to participate in a conversation. (1/2)

Today’s Featured Poem: “37 The Faint Peal of Thunder” by Xin Qiji, translated from the Chinese by Red Pine, from If a Mountain Lion Could Sing: The Lyric Poems of Xin Qiji published by @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social Read here: poems.com/poem/37-the-...

I just received and read(!) this delightful, tightly argued read. I wish more academic books could be as insightful in a single-sitting. Reminds me of Mattis’ quote: “There’s nothing closer to God on earth than a general on a battlefield, frankly.” Qtd. in Sjøgren sjms.nu/articles/146...

For Ship Sunday, my favourite European ship - the Visby-class corvette from our dear friends in 🇸🇪 They're stealthy, they're beautiful, and I really do love their little hats.

First part of the prose novel Lancelot du Lac, French, 14th century, 📸 by @charlylopezph

This two part series was fascinating. High recommend. 1. substack.com/home/post/p-... 2. substack.com/home/post/p-...

guys someone lost their NVGs in MacArthur Park, everyone get on line 🤦‍♂️

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“Philosophy is arbitrary, like all synthetic science such as mathematics. It is an ideal, self-invented method of observing and ordering etc. the inner world.” — Novalis, Last Fragments #philosophy #philsky

Do you like Shakespeare? NATO? Poetry? Why not have all three! My short poem “Romeo and Juliett” was just published with Diagram. Check it out here. thediagram.com/25_2/garard....

Here. This managed to ignite my utter loathing of tech bros enough for me to write this. othermeans.io/p/get-your-f...

Do you like Shakespeare? NATO? Poetry? Why not have all three! My short poem “Romeo and Juliett” was just published with Diagram. Check it out here. thediagram.com/25_2/garard....

My poem “Romeo and Juliett” was just published with @eldiagram.bsky.social. Check it out: thediagram.com/25_2/garard....

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“The Declaration of Independence is the ringbolt to the chain of your nation's destiny…The principles contained in that instrument are saving principles. Stand by those principles, be true to them on all occasions, in all places, against all foes, and at whatever cost.” —Frederick Douglass

My poem “Romeo and Juliett” was just published with @eldiagram.bsky.social. Check it out: thediagram.com/25_2/garard....