War, it never changes- except it now officially has. Right this very moment as you watch this video you, yes you, the viewer, are on the front lines of a new world war. It is an undeclared conflict with no rules, no standing armies, and no clear-cut objectives other than to do as much harm…
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Education reform: States vs federal government — interview with Chad Aldeman | VIEWPOINT
Chad: Government can force state and local governments to do things, but they can’t force them to do those things well. Andy: Chad Aldeman, thank you so much for being here with us. Chad: Thank for having me. Andy: Principal at Bellwether Education Partners, we are former colleagues, I hope we’re longtime friends, you can…
The Escalating Trade War Between the US and China (w/ Mike Green and Marko Papic)
MIKE GREEN: Mike Green, I’m here in Los Angeles with Marko Papic of Clocktower Group. Marko, you and I have known each other for many years, first at BCA and before that, you’re actually at Stratfor, although I wasn’t aware of that. Let’s talk a little bit about your background. Starting on that point. You’re…
Branches of Government
Branches of Government, a la Shmoop. Hi, I’m Alexander Hamilton. [Alexander Hamilton introducing himself] Meet the fellow framers of the Constitution. No, not them… these guys. As you know, we’ve got our work cut out for us. This document we’re writing is a big deal. [Framed document of US Constitution] It’s going to be the…
Why Does the Government Care about Race?
Every 10 years in the US folks celebrate a time honored tradition that most of us wish we could forgot and many of us do: the collection of the national census. Because let’s face it: it only happens once every 10 years and filling out a questionnaire is hardly the highlight of the average person’s…
Is democracy really the best form of government? | Steven Pinker
Probably the most famous product of the Enlightenment was the American Declaration of Independence and Constitution, a blueprint for a form of governance that tried to get the benefits of government—seeing as how anarchy is worse because you get spirals of vendetta and feuding and violence—You don’t get the coordination of large scale economies without…
Wiretapping the Secret Service can be easy and fun | Bryan Seely | TEDxKirkland
Translator: Araminta Dutta Reviewer: Queenie Lee Last year, a hacker recorded over 40 calls to the Secret Service and the FBI in one day, without anyone finding out. I think most people in here would agree that that was a bad idea. People on Twitter and the news talked about it, and some people even…
US Healthcare System Explained
If you look at lists regarding which countries have the best healthcare and landed in rather unsual places seems rather strange I know but hear me out For some reason places turned a dark red and Japan followed cause Japan and another hand fell on the Islands Big list of random facts with a rather…