Resolve and Collective Punishment

Resolve and Collective Punishment

When I was very young, my brother or I left the gate open, and the dog got out. I remember being punished with my brother since no one fessed up. When I attended summer camp, someone intentionally stopped up a toilet. All of us were restricted until the culprit...
Pink Flamingo

Pink Flamingo

A Pink Flamingo describes a predictable event, or series of events, ignored through the collective cognitive bias of leadership, trapped in their thinking by their embedded institutional dogma. It differs from Black Swan events, which generally come out of nowhere and...
Cracking Eggs or Statue of Unity

Cracking Eggs or Statue of Unity

McCarthy’s ouster is a symptom of a much broader malaise. The central question not asked: Given Republicans’ inability to save our country through legitimate means, i.e., working through the system, will other means be accessed to save our Republic? I hope...
The Tyranny of Political Correctness

The Tyranny of Political Correctness

A lack of clarity of thought and critical thinking makes our country unable to plot a viable course forward regarding political correctness. Our distracted focus compromises our survival and threatens a continued functioning society as we focus on trivia versus our...