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to participate in the great decisions of government. There was, Lippmann brooded, no “intrinsic moral and intellectual virtue to majority rule.” Lippmann’s disenchantment with democracy anticipated the mood of today’s elites. From the top, the public, and the swings of public opinion, appeared irrational and uninformed. The human material out of wh
... See moreMartin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
As Burke said in describing his early years in Albany, “Murphy delegates to the point of anarchy.”7
William Thorndike • The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
The Straussian Moment
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Schultz formed a strategic hypothesis—the Italian espresso experience could be re-created in America and the public would embrace it.
Richard Rumelt • Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The difference and why it matters
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Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
Adam Appich, master of science, is there with several studies that show how legacy cognitive blindness will forever prevent people from acting in their own best interests.