Explaining surprising behavior

We assume, for the most part, that the people we interact with everyday are just like us.  We assume that they value the same things, that they find the same things unpleasant, that they want the same things out of interactions.  We label this assumption “rationality” and assume that just about everyone we interact with [...]

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This post was written by Rob on July 14, 2009 Comments (0)

Happy Fourth of July

On this holiday saturday, I’m thinking about what, if anything, I would say, is a distinctly or uniquely American style of leadership. In military affairs, two recent books tackle the question tangentially: An Army at Dawn by Atkinson and Overlord by Max Hastings. Both are wonderful reads — well-written, researched and comprehensive. Both paint a [...]

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This post was written by Rob on July 4, 2009 Comments (0)