The Watcher’s Council has announced its picks for the most outstanding posts of the preceding week. This week the selection for the winning Council post was Gates of Vienna’s post, “The Bloody Borders Projectâ€. In this post Dymphna inaugurates their “Bloody Borders Projectâ€. It’s a serious endeavor that bears watching. Take a look at the map there that maps the incidence of Islamist terrorism since 9/11. It bears reflection. Compare this map to Thomas Barnett’s Core and Gap. See also the maps at Coming Anarchy of war risk insurance and anti-homosexuality laws. The second place post was my own post on the prospects for world government, “From Way Up Hereâ€.
The winning non-Council post was Neo Neo-neocon’s post, “Ex-Taliban at Yale: Another Changed Mind?â€. I don’t understand why more people don’t see this as I do, as a splendid move towards greater efficiency in higher education. Think of all the valuable faculty time that can be saved by ensuring that incoming students already hated America rather than spending valuable class time teaching them to do so. The second place winner was Varifrank’s post on an Iranian atomic bomb, “Just a Passing Thought…â€. Tied for second place was the post that I nominated, Intel Dump’s post on winning the War on Terror by putting people to work, “Shop and Aweâ€.
You can find a complete list of the results here.
