Ghosts of Christmases Past

摘要

Over the break I went to see A Christmas Carol- a wonderful performance complete with the requisite volume of clanking chains. As a complement I also read President Trump's National Security Strategy and his Directive on Space Policy. There, I heard an echo of Jacob Marley's ghost taking Scrooge back into his past- 18th century Mercantilism; 19th century nationalism; and 20th century Cold War posturing.