Writing in The Atlantic, George Packer on the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Monday, January 31, 2022
Think. Ask. Challenge.
Tyranny comes in different forms. It can come in anarchic form. It can come in monarchic and oligarchic forms. It can even come, as the American founders warned, in democratic form. It will come, in whatever form, when people yield to it, censor themselves, stop asking questions.
- Robert P. George
12 Questions
- Who is - and is not - in the room?
- What is - and is not - being measured?
- Is everyone operating with the same dictionary and the same calendar?
- What are the real and artificial constraints?
- Which side cares the least?
- Which side is the most impatient?
- Have you fallen in love with a proposed course of action?
- What is irreversible?
- Are you solving the wrong problem?
- Are you focusing on the "whats" and glossing over the "hows"?
- Which benefit or advantage conceals a significant problem?
- Have you considered the advantage of doing nothing?
Something Along the Way
The successful don't start with brilliant ideas . . . they discover them!
- Peter Sims
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Saturday, January 29, 2022
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