Jairus Victor Grove is a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University in International Relations and Political Theory and a debate coach at Harvard University. His research focuses on the new materialities of politics and warfare. He studies the effects of new forms of warfare on soldiers and civilian populations in urban settings.

Blog Entries by Jairus Grove

Who Keeps Fighting if the Troops Leave Afghanistan?

1 Comments | Posted October 12, 2009 | 11:46 PM (EST)


I stumbled upon a little book today. It was, in fact, its shape and color that attracted me to it. I was in a used book store and it was a tiny, hardback, Everyman edition from the late 1940's, no more than half an inch thick. The title was small...

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Left Behind: McCain's Broken Promises

Posted October 10, 2008 | 01:27 AM (EST)


Tuesday night's debate gave us insight into McCain's strategy from here on out. It goes something like this, "Trust me, I can't tell you how I am going to fix things but I know how to and don't worry it is easy."

The refusal to give details in regards...

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Did McCain Compare Obama to a Nazi?

Posted October 7, 2008 | 08:04 PM (EST)


Yesterday, John McCain, rather than responding to the factual claims regarding his involvement in the Keating 5 scandal, engaged in the lowest form of argument. Ad Hominem attack, attacking the man, rather than the question at hand, is now the centerpiece of John McCain's bid for the presidency. The...

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