World War III; Does It Matter?

I’ve been reading and viewing so much propaganda and speculation about the possibility of us already being in World War III, and about that Nordstream pipeline damage, and about Victoria Nuland and Bin’s(the Fetterman pronunciation) statements well in advance of that event, that I don’t believe it really matters, at this point. The left has …

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A China Friend in the White House, Joe Biden, Cancelled Trump’s Program to Prevent Chinese Spying

China

Fox News recently reported that five months after a federal jury convicted him, a judge has thrown out three of the four convictions against a University of Kansas researcher, Feng Tao, who carried out work for Fuzhou University in China while he was employed at the University of Kansas and received research funding from the U.S. Department …

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Treat Regulations Like an Assault Helicopter Company Would

Hmong Memorial stands at front of Fresno, California courthouse.

I bet you didn’t know that 165 fiercely anti-communist Montagnards were rescued from work-labor slavery, torture, and apparently worse at the hands of combined Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces, by

Critical Thinking and Policy Development and Analysis

Critical Thinking and Policy Development and Analysis This blog builds upon Part 4: Policy Development. It is the opening part of a series on critical thinking and policy development and analysis. It provides the framework, as shown in the opening figure, for policy development and analysis. Following parts will use this framework to assess some …

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The Army of the Woke

Austin Milley

The Army of the Woke; Why the Army Didn’t Meet Its Recruiting Goals The Army fell approximately 15,000 (25%) people short of meeting their recruiting goals this year, and some Pentagon officials focused on the tight job market as the culprit.[1] Though access to civilian jobs and higher pay is a factor, the truth is broader …

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PayPal Announces It Will Debit $2,500 from Users’ Accounts If They Hold the Wrong Opinion

PayPal

PayPal recently notified users they may be sanctioned up to $2,500 for promoting “misinformation” over the internet or if the company determines they “present a risk to user safety or wellbeing.” The amendments to their “Acceptable Use Policy” will take effect on November 3. The full list of “Prohibited Activities” can be viewed here. The update …

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US Oil Industry Trade Groups Mock Biden After OPEC+ Decision to Cut Production

oil rig

After members of OPEC+ gave President Joe Biden the double-barreled middle finger on Wednesday by announcing they would be cutting oil production by 2 million barrels per day, U.S. oil industry trade groups couldn’t resist the temptation to mess with him a little over the snub. In one post, the U.S. Oil & Gas Association …

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Identifying and Tracking Bias in Decision-Making

Identifying and tracking biases in decision-making The screen shot shows how to identify and track the mitigation of biases. The bias type comes from a list of typical cognitive biases. Note, they are aligned to a strategy/plan and a decision. The form provides the capability to discuss the bias, its impact(s), and mitigation means. This …

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