How often have you heard something like the following? —I’m a doer. I don’t spend time on books or academic thinking or intellectual stuff. That’s just a distraction from getting things …
Gregory Craig and the Demise of the Lawyer-Statesman Ideal
UPDATE: Gregory Craig was acquitted of felony charges. Skadden Arps reportedly reached a settlement with Ukrainian ex-prime minister Tymoshenko. Longtime Washington establishment lawyer Gregory …
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Margaret Thatcher Leadership | Tigress Surrounded by Hamsters
The London Daily Telegraph eulogizes "the greatest peacetime prime minister." …
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Margaret Thatcher Indispensable Leader
Personality and charm and motivation can be brilliant baubles of charismatic leadership as it’s experienced by others in real-time. The test of time is more demanding. It’s focused on results. …
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Charles de Gaulle | People Get History They Deserve
Unrestrained, Unethical Individuals Invalidate Institutional Integrity
The historic crisis of confidence in elites has suddenly, unexpectedly, forcefully jumped across institutions, like an uncontrolled wildfire bursting through a clearing. The extent of damage is …
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