Monday morning quarterbacks are already criticizing the way the American government has exposed thousands of Afghan interpreters and other allies to Taliban reprisals. I join this chorus by looking at the decision-making processes that led to the current chaos in Afghanistan. To choose well, we must attend to judgments in three categories of thought: Facts
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Less Anger, More Kindness
Mike Palmer · Less Anger, More Kindness 2021 – 08 – 02 The world needs less anger and meanness. It needs more kindness, compassion, and good manners. We seem to have worked ourselves into a state of continuous political and social rage. News outlets fuel our negative emotions by feeding us stories about some bad
Read MoreGive Renewables a Fair Shake: Enact a Carbon Fee and Dividend Program
Note to legislators: Boost the development of renewable energy technology by enacting a carbon fee and dividend program in your state. A carbon fee will speed the development of low-cost renewable energy technologies such as hydrokinetic power from rivers and ocean currents, wind, and solar. Note to the rest of us: Lobby our legislators for
Read MoreKnow What and Know How: On the Value of Intellectual Capital
The parts for my Uplift Desk arrived a few days ago, ready to be unpacked and assembled. I’m not all thumbs, but I would starve trying to make a living as a handyman. So, when I set about the task of organizing the parts and putting them together, I was somewhat apprehensive. Any misstep might
Read MoreStanford Study: Oakland Police Show More Respect to Whites than Blacks in Traffic Stops
05/09/2021 If you’re white, you know the drill. The police car pulls you over. An officer comes up to your door and asks: “Do you know why I stopped you?” Perhaps you answer the question. Perhaps you don’t. The officer will probably then ask for your driver’s license, adding, “please take the license out of
Read MoreIf You Tolerate It, You Own It
On the importance of speaking up when we see or hear something wrong. © 2021 Michael Palmer PDF copy of this post. (This is an excerpt from Don’t Blame the Cops, a book in progress.) On his first night as a police officer at the 77th Los Angeles Precinct in the early 60’s , Frank M.
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