Talk:World Policy Institute

I propose a page devoted to the dynamics of confusion in governments and other large organizations. I have published one book on the topic, "American Confusion from Vietnam to Kosovo: Coping with Chaos in High Places" and will publish another this summer: "American Confusion Continues: Malignant Disarray in the War on Terrorism, and in the Pacifist Alternatives." The two books contain fuzzy cognitive map forecasts of the outcome of the Kosovo and Iraq campaigns, respectively. I can claim some successful predictions, but also admit that I failed to forecast in the Iraq matrix almost as many unforseen disasters as did the Bush administration. To learn more, please visit www.AmericanConfusion.com. Thanks for your attention! William R. Taylor, M.D.       williamtaylor@alum.wpi.edu       or w.r.taylor@att.net

-- William, I have created a stub profile on WPI and relocated your proposal to this talk page -- I'll contact you directly re your proposal for Wikipedia -- bob

here's some cognitive fuzziness
ok, so maybe not germane, but i just ran across an LA Times Op/Ed by WPI Senior Fellow, David Rieff, in which no mention was given of his affiliation the the organisation. This is a practise I find reprehensible, as it obscures associations which should be public.


 * David Rieff, "The place is a mess, but it beats Plan B", Los angeles Times, September 17, 2006


 * "David Rieff is the author of 'At the Point of a Gun: Democratic Dreams and Armed Intervention' and 'A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis,' among other books."

Is he ashamed of his World Policy Institute Fellowship?

--hugh_manateee 06:24, 17 Sep 2006 (EDT)