James McPhersonGerrymandering in North CarolinaI was studying Demosthenes’s treatises on Rhetoric in college and I noticed an interesting insight. I had expected him to expound upon…Jan 15, 2018Jan 15, 2018
James McPhersonDunkirk: Can the English Get Home?The Enemy has the English and French armies surrounded at Dunkirk. We never see the faces of the Enemy. The score of Dunkirk is incessant…Jul 21, 2017Jul 21, 2017
James McPhersonAmerican JanissariesJune 28, (or June 15, depending on your calendar preferences) is the anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. In this battle, smaller…Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017
James McPhersonPitch Perfect: Innovation and Leadership in a SongIn the Greek proto-philosophical language of mythology we find the marriage of Strategy and Tactics, Justice and Governance, in the…Jun 26, 2017Jun 26, 2017
James McPhersonCovert OperationsB.H. Liddell Hart is sometimes credited as the founder of Third Generation, “maneuver” warfare. He wrote Strategy: An Indirect Approach…Jun 7, 2017Jun 7, 2017
James McPhersonYour Great-Grandfather’s Hustle is the Hip New ThingMolly McHugh recently wrote in The Ringer about new communal living arrangements in Oakland and New York City. I recommend her whole essay.May 19, 2017May 19, 2017
James McPhersonThe King is Dead, Long Live the KingGentlemen’s Quarterly UK translated some interesting excerpts from newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron’s book Macron Par Marcon…May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
James McPhersonAn American Homer: Kurt Sutter, Sons of Anarchy, & Catholic IdentityKurt Sutter is the creator of the popular television series Sons of Anarchy, about an outlaw motorcycle club in the fictional town of…Apr 1, 2017Apr 1, 2017
James McPhersonThe Zeus Strategy and Hera ImplementationWhen Ross Mayfield’s article, The Coming Tech Backlash appeared in my LinkedIn feed I was intrigued because I have been thinking a lot…Apr 1, 2017Apr 1, 2017
James McPhersonThe Wire as Greek EpicHBO’s The Wire is an epic poem in the Western Tradition that reveals the absence of justice in modern American political economy. The Wire…Apr 1, 2017Apr 1, 2017