#Loyalty

Ahab Bdaiwi איהאבּ ܐܝܗܐܒ

bdaiwi_historia

Arguably the earliest expression of Shi’i religiosity was the concept of walayah (الولاية), oftentimes translated “sanctity” among other renderings. Walayah is a designation carrying different but interconnected meanings. Short

Chris Blattman

cblatts

Here's a story of unintended consequences, of academic theories and government policy gone wrong, of how damn hard it is to tackle organized crime, and of insights into what criminal

Anh

anhiebananhie

Bernie fam: we don't owe @TheDemocrats anything. We've been gaslit & scapegoated by them & an accessory media in hopes of silencing our voices & ultimately manipulating us to fall

Mark W.

DurhamWASP

Sir Roger Scruton: The ten principles that should form the foundation of a modern Conservative policy.1. The Nation State is the sole vehicle for democratic legitimacy... 2. Civil society depends

The Polymath

Cappadiszle

One of my favourite social psychologists, Henri Tajfel, made a significant contribution to pychology by propounding the social identity theory. In this theory, he explains how humans tend to derive

Jonathan Chadwick

JChad680

An awful day for Braves Country and those that knew Don Sutton. I’m forever grateful to Don for his unwavering loyalty and generosity. I’m grateful for the many meals we

AukeHoekstra

AukeHoekstra

* Selling Climate Change to Trump Voters *I recently tweeted about telling the climate story better (https://twitter.com/AukeHoekstra/status/1326175135087341570). Now I want to take it to the next level.I will use Haidt's

ContrarianWarBlog

ContraWarBlog

Actually, here, Gurdjieff is more to the point. Periodically, civilizations undergo self-destruction because the people are unable to handle with responsibility all that they've created. With the underlying fuel to

301🇦🇲

301_AD

Armenia's second President, Robert Kocharyan who was on a trip to Russia from February 3-8 gave an interview to Sputnik Armenia. "I am returning to politics to win." "No leader

Andy Richter

AndyRichter

When Trump started leading the GOP primary, I thought it was because he understood ugliness PR better than the GOP; he took their bigoted dog whistles and turned them into

Sam Ashworth-Hayes

SAshworthHayes

I can't work out if the most remarkable thing about this is the nakedly authoritarian tone, the background assumption that it will be accepted as totally normal by the left,

Duncan Reyburn

duncanreyburn

Nine qualities of self-deception:1. Self-inflation: Ego-centric people assume that their perspective is the only right one. Narcissists are particularly prone to making false assertions. 2. The bias of power: Power

peony

p_e_0_n_y

I uh have a lot of thoughts on the way cultivated identity thru media consumption has been pretty bad for us, but I don’t have the words to properly express

Sarah Vanderbilt

sarahvandebilt

1.) Betfair has stolen millions of dollars from their customers.By their own market rules they should have paid people their winning bets the moment it was determined Joe Biden had

Olugbenga

engee0518

Just a few months ago, I made a PowerPoint presentation at a virtual conference which considered the Covid-19 and the AU 2063 agenda. My 15-minutes talk asked whether Africa can

Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸

alexplitsas

THREAD1. General Austin is a good man. I worked on his staff in Baghdad in 2010-2011 when he began to develop a relationship with then Vice President Biden who had

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