Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

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Waq al-waq does not usually break protocol and comment on issues outside of Yemen, but this is an exception. On Friday my younger brother was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal after back-to-back tours of Iraq (his second) and Afghanistan by the Secretary of the Navy. He couldn’t have a prouder older brother.

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A miniature tank made from rolled and stacked U.S. hundred-dollar bills is displayed on a red background.

The Present

How the United States turned the world economy into a battlefield

By weaponizing the global economy, the U.S. initiated a new era of economic warfare and transformed how major powers compete.

Charles bridge in prague, czech republic.

Neuropsych

An untold story of LSD psychotherapy in communist Czechoslovakia

Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.

A group of people collaborating and showcasing trust as they sit together on a rope, against a captivating black background.

Business

How “intersectional leadership skills” harness trust as the currency of collaboration

Wherever businesses are a powerful force for society, successful leaders embrace the “mission mindset” of shared purpose.

An outrageous man kneeling in the water with a beaver.

The Past

A fake Tibetan monk and the charlatan who almost saved the world

Meet the masterful con-men who impressed the great and the good despite the astonishing fiction of their very existence.

Starts With A Bang

Did the most distant galaxy “candidates” survive JWST’s ultimate test?

Many galaxies really are ultra-distant, but some are just intrinsically red or dusty. Only with spectroscopy can JWST tell which is which.

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Given some of the comments that have shown up on the blog over the past few days, Waq al-waq has decided to disallow anonymous comments. While we encourage different views […]