www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-walter-scott-mistrial-and-the-crisis-of-facts This phenomenon described in the Walter Scott case above is an example of a psychological defense, sometimes referred to as the alloplastic defense, sometimes referred to as anosognosia or a type of dissociation or cognitive bias – all aspects of not being able to recognize or believe reality or perhaps better said, shaping…
Mike Colius, WSJ, January 16th, 2017 In an interview Monday, GM general counsel Craig Glidden declined to confirm specifics of the announcement but said any investment the company might disclose has been long planned and isn’t a response to pressure from Mr. Trump. This is all in the course of business for GM and for…
“Facts are stubborn things” wrote John Adams. Indeed, The United States of America would never have achieved its greatness without the intelligence, the talent and the character of African-Americans. All Americans are indebted to African-Americans and we take this day to honor you and to thank you.
I studied conflict graduate school where our conflict resolution model was based on Goal Theory and finding “common ground,” which was the practice that sprung from that on the assumption that conflicts were a result of competing goals. Then I was appointed by the court as a “neutral” in our society’s most severe, destructive and…
1/3/17: On New Year’s Day our very pleasant neighbor in our quite liberal neighborhood who is an esteemed physician was making the point that we should try to work with the incoming president. I suspect that he did not want to create controversy by saying he voted for The President-Elect and I saw this is…