MIND READERS DICTIONARY » Politics http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com For reading between the lines with greater comprehension Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:43:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Generalizing: Learn the lessons of history, but which ones? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/generalizing/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/generalizing/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:13:23 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1136 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/generalizing/feed/ 0 Nounism: Taking THINGS too seriously http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/nounism/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/nounism/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:55:36 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1106 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/nounism/feed/ 0 Reality and “Reality”: Our high-stakes referendum on two definitions http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/reality/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/reality/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:59:57 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1107 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/reality/feed/ 0 Lying: In politics as in everyday life, it’s not whether but when http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/lying/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/lying/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:13:59 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1065 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/lying/feed/ 0 Plato: Why Democrats and Republicans drive each other crazy http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/plato/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/plato/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:04:26 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1060 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/plato/feed/ 1 Chickenhawk: How did fear come to signify bravery? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/chickenhawk/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/chickenhawk/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:14:15 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1036 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/chickenhawk/feed/ 0 Preacher practices: Four iffy ways to square lofty standards with lowly behaviors. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/preacher-practices/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/preacher-practices/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:50:54 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1018 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/preacher-practices/feed/ 0 Virtue Verbiage: Thou shalt always throw http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:10:04 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=994 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/feed/ 2 Fallibilism: Every belief is a bet but some bets are better than others http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:12:09 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=977 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/feed/ 1 Exaptation: The loose link between representation and function http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:18:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=964 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/exaptation/feed/ 0 Brain Velcro: Why good things happen to bad ideas http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:27:55 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/brain-velcro-why-good-things-happen-to-bad-ideas/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/feed/ 1 Prevenge: “I’m like rubber; you’re like screwed.” http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:51:31 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/prevenge-im-like-rubber-youre-like-screwed/feed/ 0 Butterfly punch: Shaming your opponent into putting on kid gloves before you knock him out. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:17:02 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=953 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/feed/ 0 Guesswork: Enough is enough, but how much is enough? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:10:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=951 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/feed/ 0 Deduction: The dream and nightmare of absolute certainty him in a http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:07:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=950 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/feed/ 0 Transceiver Bias: Writing and reading are not the same thing http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:35:07 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=946 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/feed/ 0 The Golden Paradox: If we always sacrificed for each other, no one would ever have to make sacrifices http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:27:09 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=944 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/feed/ 2 The Other Golden Rule: Do unto yourself as you do unto others http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:24:46 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=943 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/feed/ 2 Thanksgrieving: Cheer up ’cause it’s downhill from here http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:41:41 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=940 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/feed/ 0 Yearnocracies: Negotiating the slippery slope between hope and hoax http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:34:51 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=934 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/feed/ 1 D.I.S.S.: Demand is supply syndrome http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:51:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=933 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/feed/ 0 Exploratory Commitment: The try/buy dichotomy http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:50:52 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=932 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/feed/ 0 Hope: As an answer or a question http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:27:31 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=930 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/feed/ 0 Mindreader’s Rights: Don’t tell me what I’m thinking http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mindreading-rights/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mindreading-rights/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:42:13 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=928 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mindreading-rights/feed/ 1 The Second Fundamental: Stalemates and infinite loops in a human-persuade-human world. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:40:44 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=927 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/feed/ 0