Liberalism as a Military Technology

To exclude individuals on the basis of sex, color, class, or creed now means to hobble the strength of the state.

Published on Liberal Currents • Jun 11

May 2026

Rights and Righteousness: From "The War People” to “A People at War"

What the Mercenaries of the Thirty Years' War and the Citizen-Soldier Have In Common

May 17 • Kiran Pfitzner

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April 2026

The Further Misconceptions of John Boyd

On Friction, Schwerpunkts, and Mass

Apr 7 • Kiran Pfitzner

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March 2026

How Many Iran Wars Are There?

The Center of Gravity in A Coalition and What Victory Means

Mar 26 • Kiran Pfitzner

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Applying Clausewitz to the Iran War

Limited War and Changing the Odds

Mar 17 • Kiran Pfitzner

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John Boyd Didn't Understand Clausewitz

Part 1: Aims, Terrain, and the Superiority of the Defensive

Mar 11 • Kiran Pfitzner

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February 2026

Clausewitz on the Very Bad Ideas to Reform the War Colleges

An Opportunity to Expose Errors and Discuss How One Can Gain Experience From Books

Feb 18 • Kiran Pfitzner

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January 2026

The Perverse Interest in Greenland

Proponents of Annexing Greenland Are Masking Their Fantasies in the Language of Strategy

Jan 13 • Kiran Pfitzner

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"Hybrid War" is a Red Herring

Understanding Russian Aggression and the Perils of Jargon

Jan 5 • Kiran Pfitzner

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December 2025

Crimes in the Caribbean and the Definition of War

"Absolute suffering would not be warfare"

Dec 10, 2025 • Kiran Pfitzner

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October 2025

Clausewitz on Hegseth and the "Lethality" Obsession

The "Absolute Destruction" of America's Military

Oct 1, 2025 • Kiran Pfitzner

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September 2025

Historical Imagination and Alternatives to the Schlieffen Plan

And Why It's Worth Remembering Yesterday's Tomorrow

Sep 26, 2025 • Kiran Pfitzner

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