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jrtomaddressing, among other things, the extent to which neoconservatives are undermining their own agenda:
http://www.davidbrin.com/neocons.html
I've just about finished reading his book The Transparent Society, which caused me to go see what his site had to say about how things have turned out since it was published (1998). What I found--first, at least--was the essay noted above.
Like The Transparent Society, there are some things about it that I'm not sure I agree with. Yes, arguably, America has done some good things with its power and influence, but calling that state of influence a "Pax Americana" is ironic at best. However, I respect his views, not least because he does a pretty good job at saying intelligent things that annoy both those that self-identify as liberals and conservatives. It's worth reading, especially if you feel that a lot of the recent discussion on America's foreign policy has been (a) lacking in substance and/or (b) insufficiently direct.
http://www.davidbrin.com/neocons.html
I've just about finished reading his book The Transparent Society, which caused me to go see what his site had to say about how things have turned out since it was published (1998). What I found--first, at least--was the essay noted above.
Like The Transparent Society, there are some things about it that I'm not sure I agree with. Yes, arguably, America has done some good things with its power and influence, but calling that state of influence a "Pax Americana" is ironic at best. However, I respect his views, not least because he does a pretty good job at saying intelligent things that annoy both those that self-identify as liberals and conservatives. It's worth reading, especially if you feel that a lot of the recent discussion on America's foreign policy has been (a) lacking in substance and/or (b) insufficiently direct.
