Part 4—Mining for Controlling Labels
Abstract: Political and social engineering groups use labels to hide their intent and to suppress counter narratives. Mining for new labels is the new gold in reverse cultural hegemony. Now this is not that new in America. Americans have a…
Part 2—What is in a Name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scene 2. William Shakespeare Abstract: Names matter. They shape how we deal with people, objects, and concepts. People…
Part 1-Citizen Resiliency in a Republic
Truth Is the First Casualty in War “God is not averse to deceit in a just cause.” Aeschylus “Truth is not the first casualty of war alone: it is the first casualty of populism “ Theodore Dalrymple “Truth is…
Education Reform
Abstract: Education reform requires an integrated approach at the national, state, and local levels. A national clearing house can help develop campaigns, themes/messages, and educational packages and advertisements. Yet all this is for naught if we do not change…
Reconstructing History, Part 10: Means, Motive, and Opportunity
Many of us have seen at least a few episodes of police procedurals and are familiar with the concept of “means, motive, and opportunity”. It is not a new concept. I remember reading about it as a kid in my…
Re-constructing History, Part 8: First, Do no Harm
The Hippocratic Oath enjoins the doctor to “first, do no harm”. I suspect most of the advocates of Social Justice movements think they do no harm and a great deal of good. I suspect that is not the case…
Reconstructing History, Part 3: Social Justice Movements
There is clearly merit in some arguments of social justice warriors (SJW). American has a racist past. Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 was a dark stain on American liberty and freedom. But at least since Brown v. Board of Education…
Part 1: Political Movements—Maskirovka and Words Hide Meanings
Abstract: Do words and terms matter? Can political groups hide their agendas in nice sound bites in a game of maskirovka? Maskirovka 2.0 is a continuation of the old military approach, to which we must add new whole of-government tools,…
