The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Good thinking. Foreign Policy is getting better. The New Westphalian Web The future of the Internet may lie in the past. And that’s not a good thing. Nearly 365 years ago, more than 100 warring diplomats and princes got together in the cities of Münster and Osnabrück, in what is now northwestern Germany. There they …
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Of possible interest consistent with the information pathologies threat, not my views but worthy of reflection. Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing A successful democracy requires well-informed citizens, but what if the information at their disposal is not accurate? Examples of misinformation are widespread and range from inflated advertising claims and political …
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Genetic Engineering and the GMO Industry: Corporate Hijacking of Food and Agriculture “I recognized my two selves: a crusading idealist and a cold, granitic believer in the law of the jungle” – Edgar Monsanto Queeny, Monsanto chairman, 1943-63, “The Spirit of Enterprise”, 1934. When rich companies with politically-connected lobbyists and seats on government-appointed bodies bend …
We have discovered that despite the site having a search capability that is supposed to be of, by, and for Google, it is actually better to search on Goggle proper, adding < site=phibetaiota > without the brackets to the search. If you know something is a graphic, or an article, or briefing, you can use …
Clay Johnson 5.0 out of 5 stars Gift Book, Gift Idea, Gift Economy, Get a Grip,February 18, 2012 I received a copy of this book as a gift, and gladly so since the top review at this time is unfairly dismissive while also confessing that the reviewer only read the first third of the book …
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Why ‘Data Smog’ May Be Making You Depressed Information overload leads to stress, especially when much of that information is useless Andrew Weil, M.D. TIME, 14 November 2011 We live in the Information Age. But I’ve never heard — nor would any sane person suggest — that we live in the Useful Information Age. The …
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Hamilton Bean 5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Integrative and Pioneering Work, July 27, 2011 This is a pioneering work that not only explains the true worth of open source intelligence, but also illuminates the institutional bias against it and the pathologies of a culture of secrecy. The use of primary data from interviews makes …
