It has been well observed in primate communities that alpha male and female members form alliances to fend off larger, stronger, and younger competition. While this may excite zoologists, as it indicates levels of sophistication and communication in the primate society, it does not necessarily bode well for that community. While studying deficiencies in leadership […]
There are positive rationales for bringing the private sector into care and education. Subsidy allocation and efficient use of resources can not be accurately aligned in a public system. Market signals of what the service user wishes are only distantly correlated to the allocation of funding to and within a public hospital, school, or home. […]
-A foreign investor’s perspective on Iceland- Three letters to the Prime Minister Letter One Credit is due not just literally Outsiders are often blind to the complexity of a nation’s problems, but sometimes, a fresh set of eyes, however myopic, can see the wood from the trees. As an Englishman living in the third […]
The death and revival of the Russian commune 1850 – 1920 The Obshchina, village commune, or Mir, has historical origins which are not known but date back to even before the medieval period in early antiquity. The village commune was an association of peasants holding communal land allotments. This land, divided into strips, was redistributed […]
Comparing asset distribution, wages, and working hours over the past thousand years Medieval wealth distribution In medieval England the crown, the church, and the leading 200 noblemen owned 75% of the land. Land was the chief asset in a time when the biggest city, London, had 35,000 inhabitants. The crown and church were the two […]
In an age when a US presidential campaign costs USD 1 Billion and 400 million people are choosing between just 2 candidates, after run-offs between a dozen, it seems there are problems with the mechanics of the election process. Further, when this individual is finally elected the current process can see his or her leadership […]
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