
How Did the Taliban Win?Listen now (72 min) | Even among smart dissident types, the default explanation for the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan is basically just “grit” and “sticktuitiveness” and “giving 110%” (plus maybe “asabiyyah”, which is a $10 dissident word for “teamwork”). But if that was the…
Bennett's Phylactery
Bennett's Phylactery
The unnaturally preserved blog of Dr. John C Bennett
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