BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

A thought-provoking essay that explores the fuzzy relationship between what people actually do and what other people think those actions mean.

In coining the phrase, military-industrial complex, Dwight Eisenhower gave us the name for the way in which conflicts of interest distort public policy. This article looks at the poverty industrial complex.

A glimmer of good news and increasingly dangerous world -- the US and China are taking steps to reduce the risk of accidental war by reopening the hot line between their respective military commands.

An article explaining a different kind polarization -- one that divides politically active citizens from those who are too busy or too disillusioned to get involved.

An article suggesting that there is an enjoyable component to hatred -- a perverse dynamic that reinforces the extremely destructive ways of thinking.

From a conservative perspective, disturbing news that Trump supporters continue to lose faith in the Constitution and are actively looking for ways to get around its constraints.

A report on a new front in the campus Gaza protests -- a "wildcat" solidarity strike by University of California teaching assistants (who are, surprisingly, represented by the United Auto Workers).

In the wake of huge losses still being suffered in Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, a somewhat surprising look at Russia's patriotic unity (and the danger it presents to the rest of the world).

A report on Robert Kagan's new book on the long-running conflict between liberalism and it's many detractors.

Reflections on new information about the government's COVID response lost the public's trust and what this implies about how we might better handle future crises.