Pop quiz: Which country inflicted the most Nazi casualties in WW2? Would it surprise you to learn that the answer is the Soviet Union… and that USA is not even a close second? That even British historians considered the Red Army to be "the main engine of Nazism's destruction"? To quote an Irish historian and … Continue reading How to Hack the Human Brain
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Thinking with Principles
Not many know about this, but Hitler had a soft spot in his heart for at least one Jewish person. Eduard Bloch was an Austrian doctor practicing in Linz (Austria) and until 1907 the physician of Adolf Hitler’s family... Bloch was held in high regard, particularly among the lower and indigent social classes. It was … Continue reading Thinking with Principles
A Fix for Political Corruption
Senators and Congressmen are forced to spend hours every day, making phone calls to the rich, listening intently to all their problems, promising them actions, and eventually, begging them for money. Presidential hopefuls, the leaders of their party and charismatic figureheads with supporters numbering in the millions, travel halfway around the country in order to … Continue reading A Fix for Political Corruption
Democracy by Jury
Imagine yourself being tried for a sensational crime, one that has gripped the passions of the entire country. It’s Casey Anthony, Duke Lacrosse and George Zimmerman, all rolled into one. Would you like to be tried in a well regulated courtroom, presided over by a judge, your fate in the hands of a jury that … Continue reading Democracy by Jury
