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Resolve and Collective Punishment – 1Plus1Equals2.com

When I was very young, my brother or I left the gate open, and the dog got out. I remember being punished with my brother since no one fessed up. When I attended summer camp, someone intentionally stopped up a toilet. All of us were restricted until the culprit eventually came forward. Over a lifetime, […]

Pink Flamingo – 1Plus1Equals2.com

A Pink Flamingo describes a predictable event, or series of events, ignored through the collective cognitive bias of leadership, trapped in their thinking by their embedded institutional dogma. It differs from Black Swan events, which generally come out of nowhere and are statistically implausible. Pink Flamingos exist in a grey area where particular institutions, i.e., political, […]

Cracking Eggs or Statue of Unity

McCarthy’s ouster is a symptom of a much broader malaise. The central question not asked: Given Republicans’ inability to save our country through legitimate means, i.e., working through the system, will other means be accessed to save our Republic? I hope my readers believe in the moral application of the Rule of Law as I […]

The Tyranny of Political Correctness

A lack of clarity of thought and critical thinking makes our country unable to plot a viable course forward regarding political correctness. Our distracted focus compromises our survival and threatens a continued functioning society as we focus on trivia versus our strategic interests. We pay a dear price indeed.   Exploring the Tragic Legacy of […]

Blood Deal – Palestine vs Israel

On a Saturday morning at dawn, Hamas, supposedly ostensibly representing the Palestinian people, invaded Israel, hence initiating Palestine vs Israel war, causing widespread panic, mayhem, death, and destruction. No precursor event launched this attack, one of five over the last 25 years. The attack was punctuated by firing thousands of rockets all over Israel, overwhelming […]