Blog Archives
Paul Kane on Reforming the Military
I’m of the opinion that Gates’ supposid sweeping reforms aren’t nearly enough (indeed, they barely scratch the surface), so I read Kane’s piece in the NYT today. He wants to: distribute the Air Force among the other services, ditch “up … Continue reading
‘Resilient Nation’
Charlie Edwards of Demos has a great new report out titled “Resilient Nation“. It really parallels my own work on the topic (if you’d like to see the chapter I wrote on it, ‘Reconfiguring the National Security Architecture’ let me … Continue reading
Diaspora Resiliency
Something to consider: There’s a narrative in place (complete with 12 steps) for in-place alternatives (community tribes) to the nation state to ramp back up to sustainable strength. While family linkages are generally strong within immigrant social networks, they are ill-suited … Continue reading
Idea: PackMule
iPhone and any other GPS enabled cell. Its peer to peer package delivery. Get package senders and receivers (‘packs’) to sign up as such. (Benefits to them: decreases risk, cheaper and more available than USPS UPS). Get (couriers) ‘mules’ to … Continue reading
On Tracking Entrepreneurship
This article in TheStreet tracks a boom in entrepreneurship with the lame metric of how many MBA kids are taking courses in entrepreneurship. A much better approach would be to see participation in entrepreneurial competitions (because of the hard dollars … Continue reading