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Matt Dearing
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Professor of international security, avid outdoorsman, dogs are the greatest gift!
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Rousseau would have been a great blogger I think.
It will be said that a despot gives his subjects the assurance of civil tranquillity. Very well, but what does it profit them, if those wars against other powers which result from a despot's ambition, if his insatiable greed, and the oppressive demands of his administration, cause more desolation than civil strife would cause? What do the people gain if their very condition of civil tranquillity is one of their hardships? There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable? The Greeks lived in peace in the cave of Cyclops awaiting their turn to be devoured.
February 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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A great day to celebrate the bounty nature provides!
January 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Puppy sigh
January 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Gallup finds a 24-point decline in Americans' confidence in their judiciary since 2020 – among the largest such decreases worldwide. Other countries where confidence in the courts has plummeted include Myanmar, Venezuela, Croatia, South Africa and Syria. news.gallup.com/poll/653897/...
Chart showing the 10 countries where public confidence in the judiciary has decreased the most in recent years, based on international surveys conducted by Gallup.
December 17, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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Puppy terror level 9!
December 15, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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My #book on #Afghanistan is on sale for the holidays, reasonable price on the paperback. Check it out here: www.routledge.com/Militia-Orde...
Militia Order in Afghanistan: Guardians or Gangsters?
This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend. In Afghanistan’s counteri...
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December 14, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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4 months and I haven’t even hit my terror level 8 yet!
November 24, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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Why are there so many cats on this site?!
November 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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Happy days = puppy days
November 16, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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It’s a great time for a new puppy - meet Skye!
November 15, 2024 at 1:08 PM