Bruce Jackson
Bruce Jackson
friends-or-friendship lost
You can't live as long as I have and not have lost a lot of friends,
point
I think that's all been settled, I don't know what their point is now, anyway.
compromise empire former holds influence manages restore soviet strike ukraine
If Ukraine holds out and manages to strike a compromise with Russia, then Russia's ambitions to restore its influence in this part of the former Soviet empire could be finished.
quite
It was about things he had always wanted to write about, but was never quite able to.
articles email ideas interest links might people readers suggesting
Most email I get is from readers suggesting links they think might be of interest or people submitting articles or ideas for articles.
base deserved fit light needed progress works
We thought we needed a publication base for works in progress that deserved some light at this point, or for works that didn't fit other publication categories.
architecture form invisible perhaps public
Bridges are perhaps the most invisible form of public architecture.
grounded notion war
War is grounded in the notion of triumph and defeat. It is zero-sum.
influences public
It is not at all clear how much the media influences public opinion and how much public opinion influences the media.
delivery stands
Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are.
cornered defend far less territory though
All too often, academic departments defend their territory with the passion of cornered animals, though with far less justification.
deaths few iraqi
You've gotten words about those American and Iraqi deaths and mutilations, but precious few images.