It’s been two and a half years since I last posted something here. Ironic, given the tens of thousands of words sitting in a beloved thesis.tex document, deep in the inside of the machine somewhere. Partly, academic writing has a way of killing the ability to just play with words. Everything needs a claim, evidence, […]
"I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all."
- Marine Corps General James Mattis, to Iraqi tribal leaders