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  • I was in court all last week fighting the good fight and I’ll be there again this week. Think Erin Brockovich, only I’m brunette, a man, and my breasts are […]

    Off The Mark

    Posted on March 10, 2008 | No Comments
    I was in court all last week fighting the good fight and I’ll be there again this week. Think Erin Brockovich, only I’m brunette, a man, and my breasts are […]

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  • When was the last time you carefully listened to the lyrics of your favorite song and asked what was really happening? Too often we are swept away by the melody […]

    Textual Analysis 101

    Posted on March 1, 2008 | No Comments
    When was the last time you carefully listened to the lyrics of your favorite song and asked what was really happening? Too often we are swept away by the melody […]

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  • Groupthink is an endemic problem of groups and bureaucracies charged with making decisions when the decision makers use peer pressure to limit debate, enforce an often false consensus, and avoid […]

    The 8 Signs of Groupthink

    Posted on February 27, 2008 | 7 Comments
    Groupthink is an endemic problem of groups and bureaucracies charged with making decisions when the decision makers use peer pressure to limit debate, enforce an often false consensus, and avoid […]

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  • In my recent correspondence with a pet rescuer who has yet to embrace No-Kill, I saw firsthand the phenomenon that Nathan Winograd discusses in Redemption: that we hear so much […]

    Killing for a Myth

    Posted on February 25, 2008 | 18 Comments
    In my recent correspondence with a pet rescuer who has yet to embrace No-Kill, I saw firsthand the phenomenon that Nathan Winograd discusses in Redemption: that we hear so much […]

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  • Here’s an e-mail I got today from a horse and dog rescuer (Help A Horse Organization) who is rather miffed at my “Buy From a Breeder” rhetoric. I think she […]

    Parroting PeTA

    Posted on February 22, 2008 | 19 Comments
    Here’s an e-mail I got today from a horse and dog rescuer (Help A Horse Organization) who is rather miffed at my “Buy From a Breeder” rhetoric. I think she […]

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