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Violence is a Choice I was recently reminded of the idea that the commitment of any violent act is a choice. My years studying conflict resolution have led me to thinking that violence is a failure of the conflict resolution process. However, people can always choose to resort to violence, even as they go through … Continue reading Violence and Nonviolence are a Choice
Background I first learned about information asymmetries in the 2001 when I read a newspaper article about George Akerlof, Michael Spence, and Joseph Stiglitz winning a Nobel prize for their work on the subject. At the time the idea angered me, that one party might use another party’s lack of information against them. Not only … Continue reading Information Asymmetries and Pragmatic Nonviolence
Today is veteran's day. I am a veteran. My wife and I had a day off from work, so she treated me to a movie. I like war movies, so we went to see Fury. It was basically two-hours worth of industrial scale inhumanity and slaughter; however, it did do its job of taking you away from reality for … Continue reading On Veteran’s Day and Nonviolence
The Conflict Authority 