Decision-Making and Bias

The Tyrant's Mirror - Part 4: From Belief to Indifference: When Harm Stops Mattering

22 September 2019·215 words·2 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Tyranny Power Psychology Leadership Moral Collapse Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking

The point where tyranny becomes irreversible through normalization of harm.

The Tyrant's Mirror - Part 3: The Court That Manufactures Reality: Enablers, Fear, and Incentives

21 September 2019·236 words·2 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Tyranny Power Psychology Leadership Moral Collapse Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking

How inner circles sustain tyranny by controlling information and reality.

The Tyrant's Mirror - Part 2: Power's Cognitive Distortions: What Absolute Authority Does to Judgment

20 September 2019·310 words·2 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Tyranny Power Psychology Leadership Moral Collapse Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking

How power alters judgment through isolation and distorted information.

The Tyrant's Mirror: Power, Psychology, and Moral Collapse

19 September 2019·149 words·1 min

Human Systems and Behavior Tyranny Power Psychology Leadership Moral Collapse Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking

An exploration of how power corrupts through psychological and systemic mechanisms.

The Tyrant's Mirror - Part 1: The Tyrant's Inner Narrative: How Power Justifies Itself

19 September 2019·440 words·3 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Tyranny Power Psychology Leadership Moral Collapse Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking

How tyrants begin with sincere narratives that justify their actions.

The Gambler's Formula: How a Simple Math Problem Explains Centuries of Bad War Decisions

21 August 2019·3642 words·18 mins

History and Critical Analysis Decision-Making and Bias Historical Case Studies Military and Logistics Systems Thinking

A mathematical model that explains why nations repeatedly make catastrophic decisions to go to war, revealing the structural flaws in strategic decision-making.

The Devil’s Jaw – Part 2: The Trial of Tradition and the Nelsonian Imperative

27 July 2019·851 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis Naval Disaster Court Martial Leadership Tradition Honda Point Leadership and Crisis Decision-Making and Bias Disaster Analysis Military and Logistics

The aftermath of the Honda Point disaster, including the court martial and the establishment of new naval principles for leadership and safety.

The Devil’s Jaw: A Post-Mortem of the Navy’s Greatest Peacetime Disaster

26 July 2019·179 words·1 min

History and Critical Analysis Naval History Disaster Leadership Military Honda Point Leadership and Crisis Decision-Making and Bias Disaster Analysis Military and Logistics

A historical analysis of the Honda Point disaster, examining the systemic failures that led to the greatest peacetime naval tragedy in U.S. history.

The Devil’s Jaw – Part 1: Momentum, Mist, and the Death of Squadron 11

26 July 2019·987 words·5 mins

History and Critical Analysis Naval Disaster Leadership Fog Destroyers Honda Point Leadership and Crisis Decision-Making and Bias Disaster Analysis Military and Logistics

Exploring the events leading to the Honda Point disaster and the systemic failures that caused seven destroyers to wreck on the California coast.

Mapping Market Mayhem: Five Financial Theories That Explain the Gap Between Logic and Reality

30 May 2019·1931 words·10 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Finance Markets Behavioral Economics Investing History Decision-Making and Bias Technological History Social Dynamics Policy and Critique

Financial markets defy simple logic, blending mathematics, psychology, and human behavior. This exploration of five groundbreaking theories—from 1900s randomness to modern behavioral finance—reveals why experts fail, markets overreact, and even theory creators dismantle their own work.