To think about the war in the Middle East, I suggest it is urgent to read, or reread, Bertrand de Jouvenel’s 1945 book On Power. (See also my Econlib review of the book.) Reflecting on attacks and atrocities against civilians during WWII, Jouvenel wrote (and that was before Hiroshima and Nagasaki): We are ending where … Continue reading Middle East: Some Background Reading(s)