https://www.aei.org/scholar/katherine-zimmerman/ How many times have we heard that America took out the third in command of Al Qaeda in Iraq and yet nothing seems to change on the ground as it relates to terrorism(except, of course, for that slain terrorist). Perhaps, America’s vision of how we destroy the command and control of these groups is …
https://www.amazon.com/God-Question-Not-Answer-Uncertainty/dp/1538115883 If your faith in a higher being isn’t shaken today by the earthly frailties of those leading some major religious institutions, at least some level of doubt and uncertainty about God is the essence of the human condition. Passions run hot when it comes to this subject, both among believers and non-believers. And then …
https://www.traceywilen.com/books For so many people in our society, their future rests on jobs which may, or may not, exist going forward. Questions abound on many levels and pertain to technology displacement, corporate disruption, skills acquisition and longevity gains imagined which will increase the time spent in the workforce. All of this presents great challenges in …
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Beautiful-Questions-Powerful-Connect/dp/163286956X What Is The Value Of A Good Question In Success And Innovation? Thoughtful questioning is really an art form and critical to advancing our decision-making, creativity, leadership and relationships. So, I ask you, who better to discuss this with than America’s unquestioned leading questionologist, Warren Berger? His latest book, ‘The Book of Beautiful Questions’, …
https://www.amazon.com/Cancerland-Medical-Memoir-David-Scadden/dp/1250092752 We all have been touched by cancer. And while our family and friends still die from its many forms, seemingly resistant to a cure, at the same time we read many stories about the potential for a cure, using personalized gene therapy, as opposed to the crude tools of chemotherapy and radiation. So, what …
In an era when trust in institutions of all kinds is slipping, the blockchain offers a new hope: shared ledgers of information that no one controls but everyone can believe. What could go wrong? Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and author of ‘The Blockchain and the New Architecture of …
Gerald Celente, whose publishes ‘TrendsJournal’ and oversees the Trends Research Institute, has developed the Globalnomic(R)methodology to identify, track, forecast and manage trends. He puts all data in his own blender and analyzes the current events which form future trends. His motto is ‘think for yourself’ and his pulsating style will have you riveted to this …
When you consider the fact that America ranks 31st among 34 developed nations in voter turnout, you realize that many reforms are needed in our electoral system. We disenfranchise people in many ways–making registration difficult, gerrymandering districts so that people don’t think voting matters, limiting voting to a weekday in many states and not offering …
Leading politicians in both parties, including the President, rockers who still fill stadiums and cultural icons in business, technology and the arts are at a stage of life we are hard pressed to describe. Are they senior citizens or perennials? We have a hard time defining this generation in the process of aging because they …
Over the last 40 years, China has changed beyond recognition, becoming a world power following economic reforms made by Deng Xiaoping and others. President Xi Jinping, perhaps the most powerful leader in China since Mao Tse Tung, has inherited this more prosperous, and complex, economy. Yet, George Magnus, of the China Centre at Oxford University, …