Moises Naim: Mafia States Robert Steele Graphic

Mafia States:Organized Crime Takes Office By Moisés Naím Foreign Affairs, May/June 2012 SUMMARY:  Around the world, criminal organizations and governments are fusing to an unprecedented degree, blurring the distinction between national interests and what suits the gangsters.  Mafia states enjoy the unhealthy advantages of their hybrid status: they’re as nimble as gangs and as well …

Yoda: Demystifying Change – Thesis, Anti-Thesis, Synthesis

May the force be with you…. Demystifying the Pattern(s) of Change: A Common Archetype April 17, 2012 EXTRACT Complex Adaptive Systems Adaptation at the Edge of Chaos Without going too deep into the theories, complexity science and the theory of complex adaptive systems teach us that complex adaptive systems (CAS) and living systems (LS) adapt to …

John Maguire: YouTube (20:35) Disentangling the Quantum Enigma

An Overview of new findings in Quantum Biology that may help extend Quantum Theory in general; and that may help expand our understanding of human interconnectedness and the “paranormal” as well. I am not a guru, all interpretations are open for mindful, respectful discussion. I do appreciate you sitting through the rather long 20 minutes …

DefDog: Panetta at Press Club — Pathetic! & Comment by Robert Steele with Remedial Reading List

While touted as strategy, I fail to see any, more like wishful thinking and hope…..and as we all know, Hope is Not a Strategy…. Remarks by Secretary Panetta at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LEON E. PANETTA:  Thank you very much, Theresa, for that kind introduction.  And thank you for the …

Tom Atlee: Sandy Hook Reflections on Social Madness & Healing

Dear friends, My friend and colleague Miki Kashtan has written a compelling article exploring the interconnectedness of personal, community and social dimensions of the Sandy Hook crisis,  “Adam Lanza and All of Us.”  I highly recommend the whole article, but for the purposes of this commentary, I want to highlight this excerpt: “I see violence, …