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Essays, evaluations, and observations on the drift of modern institutions.
What Is Narrative — Beyond the Thought
The Article Narrative is usually understood as story. A sequence of events. A beginning, middle, and end. Something told to...
Read Article First Principles: Beyond the Thought – TOC
All Posts A Table of Contents (TOC) Most ideas are encountered in isolation. A concept here. An argument there. A...
Read Article What Is Structure — Really? The Framework That Produces Results
What Is Structure — Really? The Framework That Produces Results Why Consistency Depends on What Is Built Around You People...
Read Article Start Here -A guide to the Ideas on This Site
Start Here — A Guide to the Ideas on This Site New readers sometimes ask where to begin. The articles...
Read Article How Small Minorities Change Society — The 10% Rule
Article By Richard P. Weigand Most people assume that major cultural shifts happen when the majority changes its mind. That...
Read Article For Fathers Raising Boys
Article For Fathers Raising Sons A boy watches his father differently than he watches anyone else. He may argue with...
Read Article Authority vs Authoritarianism — What’s the Difference?
Article Authority vs Authoritarianism Authority and authoritarianism are often confused. Both involve power. Both involve leadership. Both establish order. But...
Read Article What Matters then?
What Matters Then? Introduction This poem explores a question most people avoid until it can no longer be ignored: what...
Read Article To the Children I Failed
To the Children I Failed I was fighting the good fight, Holding lines I thought were true. Battles for freedom,...
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