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- Writing Wednesdays #30: Write For a Star
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Raider 3, Anything I’ve ever written regarding our accomplishments has been about the company,...
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What a great adventure! cant wait for part three!!!
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Late to the comments, but I just finished reading The War of Art last week, and was very moved by it. To...
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The point is well taken. And, it doesn’t apply just to writers and artists. The fact is, success on...
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Tag Archives: David Ronfeldt
From somebody REALLY smart
The following is an Op-ed piece by David Ronfeldt, a senior political scientist at the Rand Corporation. I’m a big fan of his work and will be citing more of it here in the future. Mr. Ronfeldt has given permission to reprint this article in its entirety. Thanks, David!
21st Century Tribes
By David Ronfeldt
In Afghanistan and [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Editorial, Guest Blogger, On Tribalism, Related Article Also tagged Afghanistan, Rand, tribal mindet, Tribalism, tribes 2 Comments
Ronfeldt Redux