Newsletter # 18 -- August 3, 2018
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We haven't been adding very many new posts over the last few weeks as we've been traveling, but be have added several Conflict Frontiers posts and a lot of BI in Context Posts which are included below.
Conflict Frontiers Seminar
- Why MPP Isn't Such a Crazy Idea - The civil rights movement, & the environmental movement are both successful "massively parallel" precedents to MPP. -- July 16, 2018
- Massively Parallel Peacebuilding: "Things You Can Do" Actions - Here's a start of a list of things you can do to be a part of MPP.-- July 17, 2018
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th… Order Problems -- Cynicism, reinventing the wheel, information friction and overload are among the problems that need to be tackled. -- July 18, 2018
- Using the MPP Action List: The Authoritarian Populism Example (Part I) -- Here we introduce a set of posts we plan to show how the MPP Action List can actually be used to address a problem that is high on people's minds in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere around the world. -- July 20, 2018
- Using the MPP Action List: The Authoritarian Populism Example (Part II) -- This video highlights a few of the actions from each of the ten challenges on the MPP Action List that are particularly important for addressing the U.S. Authoritarian Populism problem.-- July 21, 2018
Beyond Intractability in Context Blog
- An example of how the military-industrial complex is failing in its basic mission, to provide the weapons we need f --REPORT How War Went Retro and the Pentagon Was Left Behind -- 08/02/2018
- Look at the struggles of the cosmopolitan elite and the gulf between the elites and the rest of the society. -- Down and Out in San Francisco, on $117,000 a Year -- 08/02/2018
- A great profile of what the hi-tech authoritarian alternative to liberal democracy is likely to look like. -- Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras -- 08/01/2018
- The mega-worry of infectious disease--perhaps the most important reason why we need to make government work. --The Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready? -- 08/01/2018
- The Pentagon's mission of deterring war is being replaced with a call to provide lethal force to sustain US influen --Pentagon quietly changes 'deter war' mission statement to one that protects America's influence with 'lethal force' --07/31/2018
- Good news for those who see an important role to be played by political moderates who can see both sides of an issu -- The Center Is Sexier Than You Think -- 07/31/2018
- A caution for those frustrated with democracy and thinking that a "benevolent" authoritarian might be better. --Strongmen Die, but Authoritarianism Is Forever -- 07/30/2018
- A well-documented and, in many ways, surprising look at the growing political divide between men and women. --What Happens if the Gender Gap Becomes a Gender Chasm? -- 07/30/2018
- A look at the psychology of "loss aversion" and its potential political implications. -- Two Words That Could Shape the Politics of the Trade War: Loss Aversion -- 07/29/2018
- Thoughtful reflections on the nature of the working class life and the implications of aspiring to something better -- The battered aspirations of the American working class -- 07/29/2018
- The Trump administration abandons a bipartisan agreement to outlaw to undetectable, downloadable, terrorist-friendl --The Age of the Downloadable Gun Begins -- 07/28/2018
- Great graphic showing how escalation works in the context of Trump's trade war. -- How Trump's Trade War Went from 18 Products to 10,000 -- 07/28/2018
- A look at why liberal misunderstandings about the goals and motivations of Trump supporters are part of the problem --Liberal Blind Spots Are Hiding the Truth About ‘Trump Country’ -- 07/27/2018
- A look at why liberal misunderstandings about the goals and motivations of Trump supporters are part of the problem --Liberal Blind Spots Are Hiding the Truth About ‘Trump Country’ -- 07/27/2018
- An examination of the unprecedented challenge that high-tech authoritarianism poses to liberal democracy. -- How Artificial Intelligence Will Reshape the Global Order -- 07/27/2018
- An exploration of evidence that the Russian influence scandal may extend to Congress as well. -- Are Republicans Covering for Trump, or for Themselves? -- 07/26/2018
- An argument that the foreign policy establishment ought to acknowledge and learn from its many recent errors. -- Why Trump Is Getting Away With Foreign-Policy Insanity -- 07/26/2018
- For those trying to understand the rise of conservatism, a well-documented look at its relationship to social spend --Why Don’t We Always Vote in Our Own Self-Interest? -- 07/25/2018
- A primer on the Russian concepts of "kompromat" and "sistema" and their corrupt, blackmail-oriented economy. -- A Theory of Trump Kompromat -- 07/25/2018
- For those who think that proving "collusion" will end Trump administration, new "Russia is our ally" talking points -- A New Talking Point From the Pro-Trump Fringe -- 07/24/2018
- A hopeful vision for a new and healthier kind of politics -- one focused primarily on solving local problems. -- The Localist Revolution -- 07/24/2018
- On the 50th anniversary of Sakharov's essay on Peaceful Coexistence & Intellectual Freedom, a call to protect human-- The Essay That Helped Bring Down the Soviet Union -- 07/23/2018
- As we debate NATO, remember that collective security is an important defense against large-scale aggression. --Trump’s Biggest Gift to Putin -- 07/23/2018
- For those trying to help address democracy's many crises, a useful report from the Democracy Project. -- The Democracy Project: Reversing a Crisis of Confidence -- 07/17/2018
- A reminder that the forces reshaping our politics are much broader than just the United States. -- Why Are So Many Political Parties Blowing Up? (Part 1) -- 07/17/2018
Things YOU Can Do To Help Blog
- No new posts since last newsletter.
Conflict Fundamentals Seminar
- No new posts since last newsletter
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