The Pacific Bull Moose

“Our military leaders have seen too many half-baked ideas for the use of military force advanced in the Situation Room by hairy-chested civilians who have never seen combat or fired a gun in anger.”

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
“The Militarization of the Presidency”
Armed Forces Journal
July 2012

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An adviser to corporations and organizations on strategy, communications, and public affairs, David Wolf has been working and living in Beijing since 1995, and now divides his time between China and California. He also serves as a policy and industry analyst focused on innovative and creative industries, a futurist, and an amateur historian. View all posts by David Wolf

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Dances with Soviets May 24, 2017

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Salon and the Political Ad Hominem May 23, 2017

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This is No Longer about Trump, or Congress May 22, 2017

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The (Bad) Liar in the White House May 15, 2017

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Trump Looms as Kushner Companies Courts Investors in China - The New York Times May 8, 2017

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Tory, Tory Hallelujah January 31, 2017

In the wake of one of the most outspoken political campaigns in American history, the most inspiring political address that I have heard in a decade did not come from an American leader, but an English one. Not everyone will agree with all of what British Prime Minister Theresa May says. Yet even her opponents must concede that hers…View On WordPress

Fighting Words January 19, 2017

“If something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organizing,” the President implored. “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clip board, get some signatures, and run for office yourself.” Source: ‘Lace Up Your Shoes and Organize’: Watch Obama’s Push For Participation in Politics | TIME I have and retain severe differences wi […]

Soapbox: The Safe Space Issue January 17, 2017

Soapbox: The Safe Space Issue UC Berkeley ‘identity’ groups protest for safe spaces, block passage to white studentsThe College FixOctober 25, 2016 [Stepping onto soapbox:] Attention students of the University of California, and, by extension, students of all public institutions of higher learning across this great state: If you need a space free from debate […]

Clean-up time January 2, 2017

Not saying goodbye. Oh, well. I’m not a Democrat, but from my vantage point about a biscuit to the right of the American centerline, it seems that DNC could use a Frank Slade flamethrower. Something akin to what Bill Clinton did in November and December of 1992. With the support of a group of Democrats who recognized that the New Deal Democratic Party was of […]

Obama Fails to Fight Putin’s Propaganda Machine December 12, 2016

Obama Fails to Fight Putin’s Propaganda Machine: The disestablishment of USIA under President Bill Clinton, reducing its vital information mission to a mere appendage of the State Department, must be regarded as a bureaucratic error of the first order.

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