Category Archives: War of Ideas

Know the game.

Posted on July 21, 2010 by adeolumen

Control the narrative. Then you control the votes, the money, and the power.  That is the narrative of politics circa 2010, friends.  Know the game. Here’s the new narrative: Control your own narrative.  Know what you believe.  Know why you … Continue reading →

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Framing the 2010 Narrative (updated)

Posted on April 28, 2010 by adeolumen

In the first year of my Master’s program of Communication Studies at Barry University, one of the Comm theories that caught my attention was what was called the “Agenda-Setting Function” of effective communication. In other words, if you can set … Continue reading →

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Thank God the Brain Goes Through Periods of 'Pruning'

Posted on April 15, 2010 by adeolumen

[vodpod id=Video.3431004&w=425&h=350&fv=] (See more here about “Human Brain Goes Through Periods of ‘Pruning’“) Or else my head might explode. What what I would do with all this information that runs through my dome if it weren’t for this natural pruning … Continue reading →

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Who's Sweeping Whom?

Posted on January 22, 2010 by adeolumen

Is 2010 an Extension of 2008? President Obama in his interview with George Stephanopoulos has said, “The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office.”  David Axelrod sounded a similar note in his telephone interview with … Continue reading →

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U2 at FedEx, at USA c2009AD

Posted on September 30, 2009 by adeolumen

Wow.  What a show.  What a great crowd.  Behind the veil of the music and the political side of U2, there is something very profoundly insightful and culture redirecting continually going on in and through these guys. What is it … Continue reading →

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Nuts About ACORN?

Posted on September 16, 2009 by adeolumen

Many people are talking about ACORN these days.  Many conservatives seem to have great concern that ACORN is involved in nefarious or even communist pursuits. Before going nuts about ACORN, I think it is helpful to consider the other side.  … Continue reading →

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Frontline Political Leadership Asks Tough Questions About the Fed

Posted on September 14, 2009 by adeolumen

Where are the frontline leaders in the U.S. Government today, willing to tackle the tough questions that don’t lend themselves well to simple soundbytes? The New Republic has run this story stating that the Fed’s heroics to stave of Depression … Continue reading →

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Pete Wehner: All Over Obamacasting

Posted on September 11, 2009 by adeolumen

No one I know of has a better handle on what I have called “Obamacasting.”  Again, it is my hypothesis–not a settled conclusion–and I continue to test it by contrasting Obama’s words and his actions.  My sense is that he … Continue reading →

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Politics and the Structure of Intelligence Operations

Posted on September 9, 2009 by adeolumen

Joe Mazzofro offers an enlightening assessment of August’s developments in the Intelligence Community at AFCEA Intelligence.  The phrase (embedded prediction?) that is ringing in my ear: we are now moving towards a structural disconnect between the threats we are facing … Continue reading →

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Rape in Congo, A Picture into Lust for Power?

Posted on September 9, 2009 by adeolumen

This article in the Washington Times is a hard read, but it is important: Congo’s shame: Rape used as tool of war Although no one knows for sure how many in this country of 67 million are rape victims, the … Continue reading →

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