Archive for the 'state failure'

• The Metacognitive Deficit is Symptomatic of an Epistemological Problem

August 31st, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, America, bias, cognition, culture, democracy, disinformation, education, Epistemology, extremists, framing, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, mob, new york times, Perception, politics, psychology, rambling, Republic, society, state failure | 11 comments

• Fallen Walls and Fallen Towers by Adrienne Redd

August 30th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, analytic, connectivity, diplomacy, diplomatic history, Failed State, foreign policy, framing, futurism, geopolitics, globalization, government, horizontal thinking, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, national security, networks, Nimble Books, non-state actors, organizations, politics, security, social science, society, state failure, strategy, terrorism, theory | 1 comment

• Excessive Complexity = FAIL

August 3rd, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, complex systems, complexity, economics, government, rule-sets, social science, society, state failure, visualization | 33 comments

• The Mob of Virtue

August 1st, 2010 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, analytic, conspiracy, culture, democracy, democratic party, dystopia, feedback, freedom, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, JosephFouche, leadership, legitimacy, mob, non-state actors, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, reform, Republic, republican party, rule-sets, social networks, society, state failure, theory, youtube | 30 comments

• Angelo Codevilla – America’s Milovan Djilas

July 20th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, America, analytic, cold war, culture, democracy, democratic party, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, reform, Republic, republican party, revolution, social science, society, state failure, theory | 19 comments