The March Of Folly by Barbara Tuchman

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#186 - Rubies In The Backyard
#186 - Rubies In The Backyard

Nations and leaders get better when they dig up the rubies in their backyards.

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#185 -The Man Who Knew Too Little
#185 -The Man Who Knew Too Little

Sometimes it when we think we know enough that we are the most dangerous.

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#184 - The Communicator's 5 Questions
#184 - The Communicator's 5 Questions

If you have a talk to give, don’t give it until you can say “Yes” to these five questions.

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#182 - The Third Thing Power Does...
#182 - The Third Thing Power Does...

There are three things that power does. Let’s talk about the third one!

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#181 - Do You Have A Wooden Head?
#181 - Do You Have A Wooden Head?

Wooden-headedness; it’s the downfall of governments and business and people. Do you have a wooden head?

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By Land And By Sea by Samuel Eliot Morison

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#180 - Adams, Jefferson, and the March of Madness
#180 - Adams, Jefferson, and the March of Madness

It’s March Madness. It’s the Sweet 16. I’m thinking hoops, our founding fathers, and the Equality Act.

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The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

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#183 - Drucker's Four Appraisal Questions
#183 - Drucker's Four Appraisal Questions

When it comes to performance appraisals, Peter Drucker asked had four essential questions.

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#179 - What The Best Decisions Demand
#179 - What The Best Decisions Demand

Peter Drucker said, “To make decisions is the specific executive task.” And the best decisions demand this tool.

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#178 - Are You "Top Management"?
#178 - Are You "Top Management"?

Are you “top management”? The answer is not in your title or pay. It is, however, in how you answer one simple question.

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#177 - The ONE THING Effective Executive Executives Have In Common
#177 - The ONE THING Effective Executive Executives Have In Common

Effective executives share one thing in common. That one thing points to one principle every leader must learn to be effective.

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#176 - The First Practice of Effective Leaders
#176 - The First Practice of Effective Leaders

Peter Drucker had a 65-year consulting career. He said the best leaders always asked this question.

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The Quest For Cosmic Justice by Thomas Sowell

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#175 - The Quiet Repeal Of The American Revolution
#175 - The Quiet Repeal Of The American Revolution

I am not a conspiracy theorist, but . . . has the federal government been buying up your freedom with your own tax money?

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#174 - Statistics Are Not People
#174 - Statistics Are Not People

Beware: Statistics are not people.

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#173- Which Quest Are You Pursuing
#173- Which Quest Are You Pursuing

Do you have a heart for social justice? That’s great! But a heart for social justice, apart from a definition of justice, is only going to lead to injustice.

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#172 - Throw Away Your Stopwatch
#172 - Throw Away Your Stopwatch

Sometimes to make progress you have to give up on your deadline and throw away that stopwatch.

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Common Sense 101 by Dale Ahlquist

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#171 - The Wit And Wisdom Of G.K. Chesterton
#171 - The Wit And Wisdom Of G.K. Chesterton

Here's much needed common sense for these most uncommon times.

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Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier

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#170 - Gender Dysphoria, The Transgender Life, and Buyer's Remorse
#170 - Gender Dysphoria, The Transgender Life, and Buyer's Remorse

Is it possible that someone who is 100% certain she is transgender might walk down a path toward sexual reassignment only to experience “buyer’s remorse”?

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#168 - The Transgender Craze
#168 - The Transgender Craze

Our nation is appropriately concerned about the unprecedented rise of COVID, why not about the unprecedented numbers of adolescent girls identifying as transgender?

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The Rise And Triumph Of The Modern Self by Carl Trueman

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#169 - The Transgender Catch-22
#169 - The Transgender Catch-22

Is the LGBTQ+ community facing a sexual and ideological Catch-22? I think so!

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#167 - Which World Are You Living In?
#167 - Which World Are You Living In?

We are living in a new “war of the worlds,” and if we don’t understand it, it is very likely that we will be on the losing end of it.

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#166 - Stop Pining For The Good Old Days
#166 - Stop Pining For The Good Old Days

Do you long for the good old days? It's time to stop whining and start understanding.

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Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglas

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#161 - The Transforming Power of One Book
#161 - The Transforming Power of One Book

We don’t usually think of torment as a good thing, but for Frederick Douglass, one book tormented him to the point it freed him.

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#160 - The Battle With Mr. Covey
#160 - The Battle With Mr. Covey

A personal battle (physical and emotional), a defining moment, and a man who would never be the same.

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