Those we call Presidents, Premiers, Dictators, Leaders, Rulers, etc., are all humans…But in discussing serious international relationship problems, it seems as if psychological factors are not important: They are usually put aside and replaced with euphemistic diplomatic courtesies. For sure: Diplomacy is much more preferable than warring–But not when diplomacy trumps sound reasoning. When seeking […]

I have just added a new essay, titled “Asymmetric Relationships.” You can read it here. This essay and others of mine can also be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts page.

I have just added a new essay, titled “If The Virus Could Talk.” You can read it here. This essay and others of mine can also be found on the Formal Essays & Handouts page.

Please note that my new essay titled “No One Saw It Coming?: Korzybski’s Concerns, Predictions, and Time-Binding Suggestions” is available in my Formal Papers & Essays section, under the heading “Science & Technology.” You can also immediately read the essay by clicking here.

Where are the critical thinkers? Is there no one with enough courage to suggest that a statement referring to the constitutional rights of a group, and a statement about the wisdom of that group making a decision based on those rights, is not “being inconsistent, flip flopping, back tracking”, etc., as I have heard on […]

I invite you to do some time-binding and improve the proposal below.  Design the “financial reform laws” to include the following: “It’s illegal to institute or activate  any new or amended ‘instruments’ created by a registered ‘financial institution’ before submitting such new or amended instrument to regulatory committees for review and approval.