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Today there are probably more Democratic politicians who have served in the military than Republicans, says General Clark. Yet history has branded the Dems as the “Mama Party.”
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“Clearly we’re watching the emergence of increased military capabilities in China” says General Clark. What does this mean?
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General Clark suspects that somewhere inside Pakistan there is a persuasive intelligence group that’s unconvinced of America’s commitment to their country outside of our interest in Bin Laden.
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The military always knew better than to invade Iraq in 2003, but we will not leave the country in a Somalia-like situation—without a government or any national institutions.
45mins
A conversation with the former U.S. general.
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Directing doesn’t just mean directing feature films anymore. Almost everyone has access to video recorders these days, and they can begin directing from their iPhones.
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The only monsters that have scared the filmmaker are the ones from “Alien” and “Phantom of the Opera.” But he is “mortally afraid” of cops, big churches, and politicians.
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Monster creation is not a mechanical or algebraic process. “What is important is that you riff, you riff by instinct, and you riff with the best you can.”
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The filmmaker grew up Catholic but is now agnostic. He prefers to abandon himself to the embrace, or perhaps indifference, of the Universe.
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Things are constantly flying through your hands as you’re trying to shape the product, says the filmmaker.
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The vampires from “Twilight” and other recent shows have been “defanged” and combined with the bad boy romantic lead myth from gothic fiction. The filmmaker interprets this as a sign […]
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Western culture teaches us to understand the world in terms of binaries. That’s why the myths we’ve created to explain the world need both angels and demons.
20mins
A conversation with the filmmaker and author.
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The current generation is less ready to join the workforce because they’ve been shielded from competitive situations while growing up.
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When it comes to networking, there is more strength in the weak ties of loose acquaintances than in the close ties you have with friends and family.
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Projecting confidence is key to gaining and holding onto power—even if you’re not naturally a confident person.
13mins
A conversation with the Stanford University professor of organizational behavior.
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Many good bosses have had their own bad bosses on the way up, but have patterned their management style after how not to do things.
9mins
Failure is a terrible thing, but there’s no other way for people to learn how to do most things except to screw up enough until the point where they get […]
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An interview with professor of management at Stanford University.