These longish essays root about in the two areas of inquiry where I most enjoy engaging the landscape with theological analysis: political philosophy and military affairs.
The great question at trial during my career in these parts is national sovereignty, its precursors, defenses, necessities, identifiers, and methods of operation.
Many and loud are they who dream, plot, and demand the end of nation states. Many and oft are their gatherings to visualize details and execute on what they presume to be precursors of their dream. Much and everywhere are their imformation operations in furtherance of concretizing their dream.
The they in this matter have money, prestige, position, prominence. They are they Who, you all know, are honourable men and women.
They that have done this deed are honourable:
What private griefs they have, alas, I know not,
That made them do it: they are wise and honourable,
And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you.
