Stevenson’s army, December 4

– Just in time for this week’s orals, NYT has long article arguing orals are good for you.

– Brookings’ Michael O’Hanlon assesses the new DOD report on China’s military power.

– Ruth Marcus has long WaPo article arguing originalism is bad legal theory.

– DNI Haines says Russia is using up its ammunition faster than replacement.

– DOD lists problems if there’s a year-long CR.

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