Unhelpful Words: Arugula

Welcome to the start of a new segment on the blog I’m going to call Unhelpful Words.
The idea? There are words that have infiltrated our political discourse that are entirely unhelpful in a policy-based context. They provide no substance, context, or otherwise about the political figure the word refers to. At best, one might say [...]

On Truth

I’m afraid I’ve succumbed a bit to that inner hater that keeps Jay Smooth from ever getting his work out. But, today I’m going to push past it and put out some things that have been kicking around my head for a while.
 
First, I’ve been thinking a lot about truth. What is it? How do you know you have [...]

My problem with the NIE Awareness Story

If you’ve been following the news in the past few days, you’ll find multiple stories about the release of the new National Intelligence Estimate. Contrary to claims in the past, this NIE states that Iran is no longer seeking to acquire nuclear weapons and hasn’t been since 2003.
While the report has many important (and debatable) [...]