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Philosophy & Poetry
A Map of Time
A New Type of Map Sometimes a new perspective of an old map will help to identify unseen avenues of approach. After all, there are 7 common maps to Continue Reading
Pole Flip Perspective
Abstract: Pole Flip PerspectiveIt’s common for human perception to progress ‘forward’ through time, guided by memory, prediction, and learned Continue Reading
Life in the Dark
Just like our eyes, our hearts adjust to the dark. I've been thinking about this stuff lately. The nature of evil and good. Moral compass. Continue Reading
Someone Called You Racist, Are They Right?
Few accusations carry the social and professional weight of the word racist. In today’s cultural climate, it is not merely a critique; it is a moral Continue Reading
The Master Has Failed More Times Than the Novice Has Even Tried
“The master has failed more times than the novice has even tried.” The quote is most commonly attributed to Stephen McCranie, an artist and writer Continue Reading
An Idea Unshared Isn’t an Idea at All
In military culture, we speak often of initiative, communication, and mission command. We also talk about “good ideas” and “lessons learned.” Yet all Continue Reading
The Loneliest Place is Online
By Will Livermore When was the last time you sat down to eat a meal without staring at a screen? How about the last time you woke up and didn’t Continue Reading
Man Was Born Free, but Is Everywhere in Chains
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.” That stark indictment of human society comes from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract Continue Reading
When Heroes Crack
I've been sick the last a few days. It's been just a cold, cough, and sinus infection, but it's been enough to keep me down. My wife, Karin, has Continue Reading
The Man I Refuse to Become
One does not exist without the other. The future cannot be without the past. Good without evil. Son without father. The physiological similarities Continue Reading
Maslow Was Right and the Military Still Builds Men
When Abraham Maslow published his theory of human motivation in 1943, he argued that human beings move through a progression of needs: physiological, Continue Reading