Enjoy the spectacle of the dissolution of the West, a political, military, economic, cultural alliance that was held to gether through constant attention and nurtured/cared for by professionals. How fraghile was it? Fragile enough that a couple years of Berkeley inspired radicals with no business being entrusted with the keys to the car have brought […]
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Reflections on food and education in geopolitical ju-jitsu
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110222/ap_on_re_us/us_wisconsin_budget_unions continuing discussions over the role of funding & negotiating teacher salaries in Wisconsin And after the quote below, one must wonder why the parents of Wisconsin school children should be so eager to get these teachers back In the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests administered by the U.S. Department of Education in 2009—the […]
Reflections on economy, China and education
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704062604576105952027426880.html another step in the realization of the Chinese Century. They are in the same economic position the US was at the end of WW2: had all the money, the manufacturing base and the need & capacity to export to war torn countries of Europe. Look at what happened in the 50s and 60s until […]
Reflections on Starobin’s Five Roads to the Future
Paul Starobin’ s biography (from the author), from NationalJournal.com Related Link: http://www.afteramericabook.com Paul Starobin is a staff correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor to The Atlantic Monthly. He is author of the new book “After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age,” available in soft cover as “Five Roads to the Future: Power […]
Reflections on “Sonic Boom” by Greg Easterbrook
Commentary on Sonic Boom by Gregg Easterbrook His reasons for believing that an explosion in globalization is coming: ease of communication freedom of speech and democracy markets tend to consumer demand rising education levels chip-based electronics equality of women reduced military spending and interlinked nations My concerns after reading his introduction: will he be addressing […]
Gomer doesnt understand research, tells kids to get off his lawn
Image via Wikipedia I guess we need every dollar possible for building howizers the Army doesnt want or need ….in Coburn’s state Maybe it’s a generation gap thing. But the $3 million that went to UC Irvine researchers to study “Decentralized Virtual Activities and Technologies” has been branded one of the worst wastes of taxpayer dollars of […]
Thanksgiving reflection
Image via Wikipedia a friend of mine has a son in the Army stationed in Korea. he called home last night to tell his mom that if he didnt call home on Thanksgiving day not to worry, just that he would be in the field his dad (a retired officer) got on the phone to […]
The opportunity cost of war
Image via Wikipedia This is the economic opportunity cost of fighting speculative wars , not to mention the moral and political issues that should take an even higher precedence in our conciousness. Buying a tank is the worst possible use of a dollar, economically speaking, except perhaps for using it as collateral to leverage up […]
Developing leadership in all our young athletes
Like anything involving kids, you want to make sure that you start with the absolute basics and set them up for success. That’s what you would do if you were teaching a new foot skill in soccer, and leadership shouldn’t be any different. Stay focused on the basics of leadership with your kids. Here are […]
Advice to an aspiring young leader
Image via Wikipedia Leadership is not a natural act for most people, or so they think. There are leadership qualities deep down inside each and every one of us, though, that are just waiting for the right circumstances, motivation and opportunity to come to the surface. The hardest way to try to develop your own […]