Project Management is People Management
Ceci n'est pas une project. pic.twitter.com/h5SUM5tC9o — Jason Miller (@Lexwerks) September 4, 2017 I’m taking a class on project management for grad school. Our textbook is Project Management: The...
View ArticleLD Value Debate Framework Primer
“…fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words; they are perspectives.” —V for Vendetta So I was chatting with a student who was new to value at practice and she reported that the debate camp had...
View ArticleI’ve THAAD it with North Korea
I’m going to do something that I shouldn’t be doing and that’s briefly talking about THAAD in South Korea because the current Public Forum topic is “Resolved: Deployment of anti-missile systems is in...
View ArticleWhere Were the Replicants Radicalized?
Blade Runner 2049 is thick with ideas that don’t actually stack well together because the foundation is that of parable rather than science fiction as descended from Brave New World. But it does work...
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The Parable About Tigers
Long ago, before humans had civilization, even before last Tuesday, humans spent most of their time trying to run away from tigers and–very often–becoming tiger food. But then a few legendary heroes...
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LD: Morality/Util is Not a Framework
The current resolution regarding Universal Basic Income has seen a massive resurgence of “I value Morality because Utilitarianism” as a framework that makes me very sad indeed. I’ve previously written...
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Mapping and Reducing YOU
Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same: leave it to our bureaucrats and our police to see that our papers are in order. At least spare us their morality when we write. –M. Foucault I...
View ArticleLD: The Public’s Right To Know It All
I believe that In a democracy, the public’s right to know ought to be valued above the right to privacy of candidates for public office. And I believe this is also true even in countries that only...
View ArticlePF: Government Should Pay Its Debts
When considering the current debate topic of “Resolved: The United States federal government should prioritize reducing the federal debt over promoting economic growth,” I would like you to think about...
View ArticleSpidey Come Home
Spider-Man was introduced into the Avengers lineup to sell the Marvel Cinematic Universe to kids. It is necessary because the youngest Avenger they’ve got is the guy playing Thor who is in his mid-30s....
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