The Big Questions on the Ukraine War
I was published by the good folks at Real Clear Defense the other day outlining the different Courses of Action (COA’s) that U.S. commentators and policy makers have started organizing around. You can find my ...
The culture opportunity
I’ve given a variety of case interviews that include evaluating a merger or acquisition. The question usually takes some form of “is this acquisition a good idea or not?” Nearly every candidate includes “culture” as ...
Modern NATO aligned fighter jets primer
You’ve seen my post about modern U.S. fighter jets. Now you can get the scoop on other friendly fighters. First, the stats: The details F-4 Phantom One of two U.S. built jets on the list, the ...
Why we need originalism in the courts
What Is Originalism? Originalism is a theory of judicial interpretation arguing that courts should interpret laws based on some sort of “originalness.” It’ll make more sense with a quick explanation of the two major camps of ...
Scalia, the GOP, and Obama – the world we’ve created
Scalia’s death Justice Scalia was a solid advocate of originalism in constitutional interpretation (see my post here for what that means). This often put him on the conservative side of things, and in favor with the GOP. ...
Why politics frustrates you – the conflict of visions
One of the more eye-opening books that I’ve read recently has been Thomas Sowell’s “A Conflict of Visions.” I have one or two things I want to say about it, but I’m going to need to give ...
The Conflict of Visions explained
My other post (found here) explains the essence of the two visions and should be read first. Here, I want to dive a little deeper into the implications of the different visions. I’ll offer a brief explanation ...
Rugged landscapes explained
Coming up with good strategies can be really hard. In 1997, Daniel A. Levinthal wrote a paper called “Adaptation on Rugged Landscapes” explaining a bit about how life works and why it makes good strategy so difficult. ...
Tips for charitable giving
I’m surprised I haven’t already written this one since I’ve done so much on this topic already. Having done two internships for non-profit organizations (Polaris Project and Eagle Condor) and worked extensively with others through BYU’s Anti-Human Trafficking ...
Ethics and Snowden
When I was taking my business ethics class, I was often surprised to hear others mention that it must be easy. After all, ethics has to be easy, it’s just about choosing right over wrong! ...
Dating and game theory (or why the worst that could ...
I’ve been wanting to do a post about Dating and Game Theory for quite a while. It all started when I was at church one day and the topic was dating and the lady speaking was trying to ...
What should I major in – follow my dreams or ...
To Be an English Major, or Not To Be an English Major I have a part-time job doing analysis for Brigham Young University. I basically go through the heaps of survey data that BYU collects from ...
Money as no object
How many of you have engaged in the fight to decide what you should do for your career? As a college student, it seems to be the ultimate vexing problem of everyone without a job ...
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