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Power Causes Brain Damage

June 25, 2017

Over time, leaders lose mental capacities — most notably for reading other people — that were essential to their rise. Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jerry Useem that appeared in The Atlantic. To read the complete…

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The Light-Beam Rider

November 5, 2015

Here is an article by Walter Isaacson for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Jon Han * * * This month marks the 100th anniversary…

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David Brooks on “The Revolution Lives!”

April 11, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Beyond all the talk of…

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The Georgetown Set: A book review by Bob Morris

January 20, 2015

The Georgetown Set: Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington Gregg Herken Alfred A. Knopf (2014) “The hand that mixes the Georgetown martini is time and again the hand that guides the destiny of the Western world.” Henry Kissinger. As…

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The Innovators: A book review by Bob Morris

November 5, 2014

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster (2014) For so many of those involved with collaborative, breakthrough innovations, “Bliss was in that dawn to be alive.” What we…

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Walter Isaacson: “Some Lessons from the Journey of Innovation (1843-2011)”

October 25, 2014

I have just read and will soon review Walter Isaacson‘s latest book, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. In my opinion, it is his most valuable book, thus far. In the final…

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World Order: A book review by Bob Morris

September 20, 2014

World Order Henry Kissinger Penguin Press (2014) A brilliant response to so many compelling questions about balance of power then, now, and in years to come I have read most of Henry Kissinger’s previously published books and reviewed several of…

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David Brooks on “The Revolt of the Weak”

September 7, 2014

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life. David Brooks is one of them. His mind reminds me of a…

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Lee Kuan Yew’s Global Perspectives: Part 2

July 11, 2014

I have just read Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World (Belfer Center Studies in International Security). In it, Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill, with Ali Wyne, examine the global perspectives…

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Lee Kuan Yew’s Global Perspectives: Part 1

July 6, 2014

In Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World (Belfer Center Studies in International Security), Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill, with Ali Wyne, examine the global perspectives of Lee Kuan Yew. Never…

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