Archive for the ‘US Politics’ Category
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
I compiled my thoughts on the primary challenges the United States faces in the coming decade, and ways to overcome them, here: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/facingthefuture.pdf
The primary focus in this collection is on domestic challenges, although some geopolitical issues are addressed.
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Following is a good overview of a current geopolitical situation from Stratfor, a public domain intelligence analysis firm.
If you are interested in the particular issue and region at hand, Israel / Palestinians / rising Turkey / etc., you will probably find it of value.
However, its true worth lies in some pearls of geopolitical wisdom, some ...
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
Much of the story of humans and groups of humans, as well as the challenges that face America, can be told with circles.
The core of the story is an individual.
The first unit of human organization is the family.
The next unit of human organization is tribe.
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
During America’s brief tenure atop the world’s pecking order between the end of WWII and the beginning of the current era, the country enjoyed an unprecedented run of prosperity and abundance. The country was so successful while producing copious wealth and endless opportunity, it could afford to take on costs ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
The United States of America enjoys many riches, inherent capabilities and positive attributes, as well as shortcomings, unresolved issues and a converging set of existential threats.
The challenge is to be aware of the upsides of the United States without becoming defiantly hostile to any discussion of specific shortcomings or ways ...
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
“…our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are … testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.” – Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
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The United States ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
More than 9 out of 10 patients do not change their lifestyles in response to their doctor’s recommendations.
More than 70 percent of corporate change efforts fail.
Humans hate change.
It’s a simple fact of life. There isn’t any easy way around it. In general, humans hate change.
That rule extends beyond individuals into ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
As any school kid can tell you, the quickest way to get from point A to point B is a straight line.
However, life doesn’t usually work in straight lines, and just like driving a car, getting anything from A to B is usually a long series of slight corrections: a ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
The federal government of the United States of America is divided into three branches: executive (the president and vice president), judiciary (Supreme Court and federal judges) and the Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). Of these three, two branches are elected, the executive and Congress, while the judiciary ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Americans often have suspicions regarding their elected officials and money. Specifically, what are the politicians doing with all that money they are swimming in, and does any of that money stick to their fingers?
It’s difficult to not be suspicious when the 2008 elections rang in at a cost of $5.3 ...
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