Archive - Low Left

On Weapons and Willpower

My reaction to Mr. Palmer Luckey's speech to the Taiwanese.

Aug 6 •

July 2025

Missing the Boat

How the restrainer argument fails to persuade.

Jul 15 •

June 2025

My terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year to date.

Jun 16 •

April 2025

Please help my poor, sweet LouLou

My beloved cat that I have had since 2014 when she was just a few weeks old has fallen terribly ill. I need your help to take care of her.

Apr 14 •

November 2024

August 2024

Three Years; Thirteen Lives

The debacle at Abbey Gate was the penultimate failure in a long string of them. These are the men and women who gave the last full measure of devotion.

Aug 27, 2024 •

July 2024

It's Not FOR You Anymore.

On the state of the Star Wars franchise.

Jul 12, 2024 •

Expensive Paper Tigers - Part 2: Small Arms, Big Issues

There are no lessons being learned from 21st century warfare in our weapons acquisitions.

Jul 9, 2024 •

June 2024

Expensive Paper Tigers - Part 1: The Ghost of Yuri Andropov

We should be more concerned about the American defense capabilities than we are.

Jun 21, 2024 •

April 2024

Cultures of Deceit

It is increasingly hard to square the official accounts of America's retreat from Afghanistan with reality. We have a leadership culture that doesn't…

Apr 26, 2024 •

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