Ben Stein is the smartest movie actor/columnist/economist that I know of… and the only one too, now that I think of it. His writings are at times some of the best you’ll read anywhere. For example, consider this excerpt from a recent American Spectator piece:
You cannot fight inhumane people with humane means. You cannot fight savages with one hand — no, two hands — tied behind your back. No wars were ever won using restraint and only civilized means. That’s a formula for complete defeat and for the end of civilized life.
Click here to read the whole thing. It ties in nicely with Skip’s excellent posting The sissy-fication of War in the West – Part 2. Also read my post on my favorite military strategist, William T. Sherman.
