Author Archives: Holmes Oliver

Russians Hack US Elections?

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Holmes Oliver

I don’t know much about the Russians, or Putin, and neither do I know much about hacking. Still, this brouhaha about the Russians influencing the recent US presidential elections is off-puttingly dumb, not good, bad. If it turns out that … Continue reading →

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Guess I have to Comment on the Election

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Holmes Oliver

Too much to ponder all at once, but let’s start a list of probable losers, as in: 1. The EPA; 2. Gun control; 3. Obamacare; 4. Pipeline protesters; 5. A bunch of left-leaning Supreme Court hopefuls; 6. The Global Climate … Continue reading →

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THE THREATS TO AMERICA

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Holmes Oliver

10 THREATSannotated11jun2016 10 THREATSannotatedI’ve added to the long posts page a pdf document titled ’10 Threats annotated’. It is a basic statement for the site in that I don’t think any national military strategy of any kind would be necessary … Continue reading →

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smuggling terrain

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Holmes Oliver

Transportation Geography, an Observation about Smuggling This is a brief research note on geographic theory and practice related to law enforcement and irregular warfare. It uses a piece of cartographic evidence from the Colombian war as an example of how … Continue reading →

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