George Friedman is a geopolitical forecaster with degrees in political science and government. He worked for think tanks before founding Stratfor, an intelligence platform known for being open-sourced and available to the public, for a fee of course. Friedman earned renown for predicting a handful of major global events. The New York Times Magazine wrote in 2003 of Friedman and Stratfor “He predicted that the surging Asian economy would collapse by the end of 1997, while the American economy would reach unprecedented heights.” (NYTmag). I feel […]
Army Chief of Staff Reading List #5
Here’s another one from the Chief of Staff reading list. As always, I read it now because it became available. There’s a lesson here too. If you put a hold on a dozen or so books at once, several will probably become available at the same time. Then you have to listen or read fast. I’m usually a 1.5x guy but I’ve listened to the last few at 2.0x. It’s great while working out but it can be awkward when you’re doing dishes. Lesson learned. […]