Coexist Part 5: Wrap-up
This is part five of the Coexist series. It wraps up the series started in Part 1. It also provides a framework for assessing these groups and their actions. The opening graphic shows the results of the mass Heaven’s Gate…
Responsibility and Accountability Part 4: The Judiciary and Accountability
This is Part 4 of a series on accountability and responsibility. As the graphic shows, the two should work together, but can but can get jammed. But often the two are divorced, or at least separated, in this case, by…
Responsibility and Accountability Part 3: The Bureaucracy and Accountability
This is Part 3 of a series on accountability and responsibility. As the graphic shows, the two should work together, but can but can get jammed. But often the two are divorced, or at least separated, in this case, by…
Responsibility and Accountability Part 2: Congress and Accountability
This is Part 2 of a series on accountability and responsibility. As the graphic shows, the two should work together, but can but can get jammed. But often the two are divorced, or at least separated, in this case, by…
Responsibility and Accountability Part 1: Command, Control, and Customer Service
This is Part 1 of a series on accountability and responsibility. As the graphic shows, the two should work together. But often the two are divorced, or at least separated. Part 1 is a vignette to frame the discussion. This…
Coexist Part 4: Hamas case Study
This part four of the Coexist series. It explores the Hamas case study introduced in Part 1. It builds on the analysis in Part 2 and Part 3. Why do so many of the social justice groups that seem to…
Part 1: Is Your Culture Like a Railroad or a Multi-modal Transportation System?
Figure 1 Railroad Tracks, the New Replaces the Old There is a natural conflict between the new and the old. Sometimes, the new destroys the old and replaces it, as shown in Figure 1. At other times, the new…
Coexist Part 3 The Exploiters and Influencers
This is part three of the Coexist series. It explores the exploiters and influencers introduced in Part 1. I was fortunate to take the advanced political science course in my undergraduate program. We read The Grand Inquisitor on the Nature…
Coexist Part 2: Believers
This is part 2 of the series on Coexist. It explores the believers group discussed in Part 1. This part will look in more detail at the believers’ group of the Coexist set and assess their impact on Domestic…
Coexist Part 1: Framing the Issue
It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it. Robert E. Lee. I frequently see cars with the Coexist bumper sticker. When I see them, I often wonder about the person who put the…