Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘power’

Power and Perspectives

Not good news for our current political climate. A recent study appearing in the December 2006 issue of Psychological Science reports that people with power are often unable to take other people’s perspective.
Study Gives Us A New Perspective On The Powerful
To study the link between power and perspective taking, Galinsky and colleagues used a unique [...]

The Power of Nightmares Part 3

The precautionary principle: Not having the evidence that something might not become a problem is not a reason for not taking action as if it were a problem. It is a powerful triple-negative. Action without evidence is justified.

The Power of Nightmares Part 2

At one time, Moscow was seen as the “evil enemy.” Back in the 1980s, the neoconservatives and the Islamic extremists were allies. Washington gave money and weapons to the Islamic Mujahideen. Most notable among these “freedom fighters” was Osama Bin Laden.

The Power of Nightmares Part 1

It turns out that the roots of today’s Islamic fundamentalism and modern perceptions of concepts such as jihad can be traced back to Sayyid Qutb’s stay in Greeley, Colorado of all places.

Al Gore Got It Right, AP Reports

The AP is reporting that Al Gore got the science of climate change correct in his ‘Inconvenient Truth’. Included are quotations from a number of apparently prominent climate change scientists. This is an interesting counter point to the story we saw on this a couple weeks ago.
From Treehugger:
Fox News host David Asman asked his guests [...]

The Power Of Words

I found a great article on the power of words. Since I’m currently blogging a series on advanced language patterns, it’s very appropriate.
Talk all you want to, Flores says, but if you want to act powerfully, you need to master “speech acts”: language rituals that build trust between colleagues and customers, word practices that open [...]

If You’re Not In It For The Money

From if you’re not in it for the money:

Drawing by satirist High Macleod. Inspired by The last gasp of the power of the press:
Part-time boldfacer Jared Paul Stern was caught on tape allegedly shaking down billionaire investor Ronald W. Burkle for $100,000 down and $10,000 a month in return for snark-protection from The Post.
…And it [...]