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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Laws of Natural Selection; laws that can sustain civilization
This post introduces a summary of the evolutionary laws that have produced and sustained microbial life for more than 3.5 billion years and complex organisms for 540 million years with the same resources, constraints and uncertainties that face mankind and … Continue reading
Posted in Business Health, Classics, Sustainable Economies
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Reason and fear about extremists, torture and Guantanamo
Earlier this morning President Obama calmly and forcefully presented his position on abandoning torture, closing Guantanamo and working together for a secure future. His talk and his tone reassured me about his commitment to the rule of law and gave … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Structural reasons that older, large organizations produce lousy leadership, low rates of innovation and threaten free-markets
The economic crisis has revealed that large businesses, (such as GM, Chrysler, Ford), and large financial institutions (such as AIG, Merrill, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley) have come to the party with selfish and shortsighted leadership. I’ll argue that this is the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Health, Sustainable Economies
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Bank bailout yields Collateral Damage, Double Standards, Poor Solutions
Although I agree with Robert Kuttner’s assessment of a flawed and inadequate process to rescue the banking system in Collateral Damage and Double Standards , I stongly disagree with his suggestions of Machiavellian motives on the part of President Obama. I believe that … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Economies
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Stop waterboarding Fox News!
Last night, Stephen Colbert satirized Sean Hannity’s “Liberty Tree” attack on President Obama. Colbert failed to appreciate it for what it is; Hannity’s latest feeble attempt to make sense of the real world. People actually laughed; but after I stopped … Continue reading
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“Too Big to Fail” is Un-American
Eric Hippeau, managing partner of Softbank Capital, has an opinion piece in today’s Huffington Post titled: “Too Big to Fail” is Un-American-in which he proceeds to berate our government for bailing out banks and corporations because it is anti-free market … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sustainable Economies
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